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What do you really know about Komodo dragons? That is the question posed by Google, which published an interactive doodle quiz to commemorate the 37th anniversary Monday of Komodo National Park in Indonesia. Don’t worry, this isn’t an episode of “Jeopardy.” (Unless, of course, you have the bad fortune to get caught flat-footed by one …

Abdul Sattar Edhi’s life mission was to help others. The humanitarian and philanthropist spent his years delivering medicine and supplies to people in Pakistan and to survivors of disasters, like Hurricane Katrina, around the world. He was known as the “Angel of Mercy.” Google honored him on Monday with a Google Doodle, which depicts him as elderly man standing on …

Bessie Coleman took women of color to new heights, even when many were trying to keep her down. On Thursday, on what would have been Coleman’s 125th birthday, Google published an animated doodle highlighting the life of the American civil aviator who was the first female pilot of African-American descent and the first woman of Native American descent to earn …

One of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s major themes was unity. That message is underscored Monday by a Google doodle highlighting the achievements of the civil rights leader, whose birthday is honored each year with a national holiday in the US. Monday isn’t King’s real birthday — that was Sunday — but a federal holiday signed into law in …

Google publishes Doodles to commemorate special birthdays and other important dates. For big holidays and other major events, it launches interactive Doodle games to brighten your day. Who doesn’t love an addictive flash game to break up the monotony of another work day? If you don’t want to be the last in the office to find out about the newest …

It’s almost over. The year that many regret for its taking so many celebrities from us has mere hours left before it too passes from this world. To mark the end of 2016 and the arrival of 2017, Google has created an animated doodle of balloons bouncing in a net, eagerly awaiting their chance to drop down and join the …

The longest night is upon us. The winter solstice arrives in the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday, ushering in winter on what is also the shortest day of the year. Winter officially arrives at 2:44 a.m. PT, when the sun is at it lowest latitude in the Earth’s sky. To underscore the bone-chilling weather many of us can expect for the …

Jagdish Chandra Bose was by all accounts a modern-day renaissance man. Born in what is now known as Bangladesh in 1858, Bose was chiefly a scientist who made several contributions to various fields, including physics, biology and archaeology. But Bose is perhaps best known for his pioneering work in biophysics. To honor Bose’s achievements on his 158th birthday, Google published …

Social media seems to be settling back to normal after the Election Day frenzy, but there are still plenty of political memes to go around. Twitter and Facebook users, for instance, are still laser-focused on President-elect Donald Trump’s moves, such as his choice for chief strategist. Social Cues is our guide to what people are talking about on Facebook and …

Google really wants to be sure you remember to vote Tuesday. There’s much at stake in this year’s election. In addition to a tight and ferocious race for the White House, there are 165 propositions on the ballot in 35 states, affecting more than 200 million people in the US, according to Google. Enlarge Image Google’s Tuesday doodle: Get off …