A project out of the University of California - Davis uses images from a very well known navigation system to help slow the spread of invasive species. Plus: in the late 19th Century, a guy thought he could keep horses from freaking out around cars with something he called the Horsey Horseless.
Google Weed View? Professor Trains Computer to Spot Invasive Weed (UC-Davis)
The 50 Worst Cars of All Time (TIME via Archive.org)