If there’s an animated doodle of a mouse doing its spring cleaning on Google’s home page, then it must mean spring is officially here. Today’s spring equinox Google doodle marks the day in March when there is an even split of 12 hours’ worth of daylight and 12 hours of …
Read More »St. Patrick’s Day Google doodle gives center stage to Ireland’s Skellig Michael
Google’s St. Patrick’s Day doodle is an animated image featuring high-fiving Shamrocks on Ireland’s Skellig Michael, an island off the coast of County Kerry. Categorized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Skellig Michael is home to various seabird species, including puffins, gannets and razorbills. From the Google Doodle Blog: …
Read More »Holi Festival Google doodle brings Hindu celebrations from India & Nepal to the world
Google is marking the Holi 2017 Festival — a Hindu celebration most often observed in India and Nepal — with a Google doodle reflecting a vibrant mix of colors associated with the holiday. The doodle leads to a search for “Holi Festival” and is being displayed on a number of …
Read More »International Women’s Day Google doodle spotlights women who made their mark on history
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2017, Google has pulled 13 of its past doodles honoring women. The collection highlights females through history who pushed the boundaries and contributed to the advancement of women — and men — in extraordinary ways. “Our slideshow Doodle features a little girl whose grandmother tells …
Read More »Where is Komodo National Park? Google doodle marks the park’s 37th anniversary
Today’s Google doodle marks the 37th anniversary of the Komodo National Park, located in West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Originally created to provide a safe harbor for the 5,700 Komodo dragons that live there, Google says the park’s wildlife inhabitants are far-ranging. “In addition to the Timor deer, …
Read More »Abdul Sattar Edhi Google doodle celebrates Pakistani humanitarian who founded Edhi Foundation
Today’s Google doodle honors the Abdul Sattar Edhi, a man who dedicated his life to providing social services for those in need. Crediting Edhi with being a “global-reaching philanthropist and humanitarian,” Google says Edhi was born in India but moved to Pakistan soon after it became a nation, founding the …
Read More »Ida Lewis Google Doodle marks 175th birthday of ‘America’s Bravest Woman’
Today’s Google doodle marks the 175th birthday of Ida Lewis, a lighthouse keeper once hailed as “America’s Bravest Woman” for the numerous lives she saved from drowning. As the owner of the Lime Rock Lighthouse in Rhode Island, Google says Idawalley Zorada Lewis made her first save at the age …
Read More »Exoplanet discovery Google doodle salutes the 7 Earth-like planets found by NASA
Always the fan of space-travel and astronomy, Google wasted no time designing a doodle to acknowledge NASA’s discovery of seven earth-like planets orbiting a single-star 235-trillion miles from our own solar system. Named the TRAPPIST-1 solar system, Google shared NASA’s report that three of the seven planets are located in …
Read More »What is a pangolin? Google Valentine’s Day doodle series & pangolin game come to desktop
Google is using this Valentine’s Day to show its love for the pangolin, an endangered animal whose natural habitat stretches across Asia and Africa. According to Google, the animal is not only the world’s only scaly mammal, it is also the world’s most trafficked mammal. To raise awareness around the …
Read More »What is a pangolin? 1st of Google’s Valentine’s Day doodles is mobile game spotlighting endangered animal
Google is celebrating Valentine’s Day early on mobile this weekend, posting the first of its Valentine’s Day doodle series on its mobile homepage (but not desktop). The doodle is an animated image of a pangolin – the world’s only scaly mammal – holding a giant heart that launches a mobile …
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