Google now lets you view custom maps in the main Android Maps app

Google has taken another small step to integrating its custom maps feature into its main Maps app. User-created maps can now be viewed in the Android Maps app, but can't, unfortunately, be edited.

Google and SPARK are putting notable women on the map

Google and the SPARK movement have teamed up to put women from history back on the map.

Google Maps for iOS update brings calendaring and event information upgrades

Google Maps has today started rolling out an update to the app on iOS that bumps it to version 4.3.0. Most notably, it allows you to add public transport directions to your calendar.

New map of human genetics contains clues for Alzheimer's and cancer

Alzheimer's disease may involve the immune system, and researchers might have figured out how to pinpoint the origin of a cancer that has spread prior to diagnosis.These are just some of the findings reported today in a series of studies published in the Nature journals, which detail a largely unmapped portion of human genetics — and could lead to new treatments for everything from high blood pressure to arthritis and cancer.