Fridaygram: Galapagos on Street View, insect gears, Foucault’s doodle

Google's Fridaygram blog post highlights several intriguing topics, starting with the release of panoramic and underwater images of the Galapagos Islands collected using the Street View Trekker, which aim to aid environmental research in the region. The post also discusses a fascinating discovery by scientists Malcolm Burrows and Gregory Sutton from the University of Cambridge, who found that young planthoppers possess microscopic gears that synchronize their leg movements during jumps, a feature they lose as they mature. Additionally, the blog celebrates the birthday of physicist Léon Foucault with a Google Doodle replicating his famous pendulum, symbolizing Earth's rotation, encouraging readers to engage in their own creative explorations. Finally, it mentions "Darwin for a Day," a project by the Charles Darwin Foundation and iNaturalist that utilizes the Street View API to further explore the Galapagos.