Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:40:04 +0000 - Atheist adverts declaring that "there's probably no God" have been placed on 800 buses around Britain after an unprecedented fundraising campaign.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:20:02 +0000 - Today is the opening day of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, in Harbin, China. The festival lasts for one month, and features large ice and snow sculptures, ice lanterns, swimming in the icy Songhua River and more.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:50:13 +0000 - A giant rock formation resembling a city wall has been discovered under the Taiwan Strait.The 220m stretch of basalt rock was found by biodiversity researcher Jeng Ming-hsiou.He said it was likely to have been formed by a volcanic eruption up to 1,800 years ago.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:30:02 +0000 - A massive earth-moving project is transforming Smuggler's Gulch near San Diego from a narrow canyon used by cattle thieves, bandits and illegal immigrants into a plugged breach. For a century, the narrow canyon leading into California from Mexico provided cover for cattle thieves and opium dealers, bandits and booze runners.
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:20:01 +0000 - earth album is a simpler, slicker Flickr mash-up that allows you to explore some of the most stunning photos in the world courtesy of Google maps and Flickr. To begin your journey, just click somewhere on the map, e.g. "India". Images change every few weeks; bookmark this site and check back for a different experience in a month!
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:00:03 +0000 - Money talks, and it is going to have a bigger say than ever on where we travel in 2009. The tumbling pound has sharply increased the cost of holidays in many of our favourite destinations. British travellers will find prices in Eurozone countries up by more than 20 per cent and and in the United States by 25 per cent.
Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:30:02 +0000 - Viral video sensation Matt Harding responds to accusations on YouTube that his Where The Hell is Matt? video was photoshopped. He reveals the entire thing was actually a big-budget viral marketing campaign. "What a bunch of suckers," said Matt.
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:00:01 +0000 - Satellite technology reveals how the network of city streets is being pushed to the edge of capacity. Watch the GPS traces of 380 London taxis over the course of a single day.
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:40:18 +0000 - For the first week of the year - and longer if people seem to be smiling back - highway policemen in Thailand will wear smiley-face masks "to lift the mood of motorists," according to police officials.
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:10:03 +0000 - Tourist interest stalls In Minnesota bathroom where Idaho Senator was arrested in sex sting...I'm kind of shocked there ever WAS interest.
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:10:02 +0000 - An inconspicuous brick home that once belonged to the gangster Al Capone is expected to go up for sale this spring. (It was between 'no thumbnail' and Jesse Jackson...no-brainer)
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:30:45 +0000 - If travel in 2009 is anything like it was in 2008 - you might want to think about staying home. With a rash of arm-sucking train toilets, Braille-reading air traffic controllers, real mother- snakes on real mother- planes and complimentary mushroom-soup shampoos, it's been one of the stranger years in recent memory.
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:00:08 +0000 - Thomas's scheduled travel on United Air on Christmas Eve went pretty much how you'd expect: his flight left four hours early, and his rebooked flight at 4 a.m. was overbooked. The horror, inside.
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:20:03 +0000 - ... Get a refund! As droves of holiday shoppers head to stores for refunds, many fliers are unaware they can get one when their non-refundable airline ticket drops in price. Most airlines provide a refund if it is requested before a flier's scheduled flight. Depending on an airline's policy, the request can be made on the phone or at the...
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:41:06 +0000 - It might look like something out of a James Bond film but this is could be the ocean cruiser of the future. The WAM-V blasts along on two giant inflatable tubes which let it 'dance' with the waves.
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:20:33 +0000 - From Sara Mosle, near her parents' house in Dallas: "Every time I drive by, I can't help but smile, even if I'm also shaking my head and thinking, 'Only in Texas.' "
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:50:01 +0000 - Throughout the history of human civilization, different cultures mourn and treat the dead differently. Some, like Tibetan Buddhists, have no use for burials as they dispose the dead by feeding corpses to vultures or by burning them in funeral pyres. Most cultures, however ...
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:30:02 +0000 - Have you ever swam out in the sea and not been able to see the bottom? All you can feel is the freezing the freezing cold water beneath your feet, all you see is dark blue water extending to infinity. Welcome to the world of blue holes
