Mathematicians have struggled to prove Falconer’s conjecture, a simple but far-reaching hypothesis about the distances between points. They’re finally getting close. Scatter three points in a plane, ...

Google Maps is easily one of the must-have mobile apps that you need to install when setting up a new phone, whether it's iPhone or Android. It'll help do more for you than help navigate your ...

An underrated feature in Google Maps is the ability to measure the distance between two or more points. It can aid tremendously with planning, whether you’re aiming to walk or go on a road trip.

Early in geometry we learned that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. That means if I'm at point A and want to get to point B, the shortest distance between those two points ...

You can measure distance on Google Maps to give you the approximate mileage between any two points (or more) that you place on the map. When using Google Maps on a computer, right-click a spot on the ...

Measuring distances accurately has become significantly easier with the advent of smartphone technology, particularly with the array of distance measuring apps available for both Android and iPhone.

Measuring distances “as the crow flies” on Google Maps just got easier with a hidden feature in the mobile app. While most users rely on Google Maps for navigation routes, this direct line measurement ...

Google updated the Google Maps app for iOS on Wednesday and brought a useful measurement feature to iPhone and iPad that has been available on the Maps web interface for some time. Maps apps are ...