The Cutty Sark was the last of the extreme clippers, built in 1869 to transport tea from China. Probably the most famous ship in the world, the Cutty Sark was this morning severely damaged by a large fire, which police…

Synchrotrons are just a fancy type of particle accelerator. I'm not the world's greatest physicist but, as far as I understand it, they are circular accelerators that use an electricity field to speed up sub atomic particles to something near…

Regular visitors to Google Sightseeing may notice that we've made a few tweaks to the layout, so you may have to shift-refresh your browser to get the updated styles. We're planning a few more exciting new features, which will hopefully…

Driving past the small town of Cathcart is a train, carrying the fuselages of 4 Boeing 737 airliners! As the train is passing a road I couldn't turn down the opportunity to reference a classic Steve Martin film, so in…

In the comments of this morning's Underwater Explosion post reader Julian found this great large type. Apparently made of trees planted in the water, the word may well be "DUMAC" or Ducks Unlimited de México. Despite the title, Ducks Unlimited…

Could these be the waves from an underwater explosion? Found in a lagoon in Acapulco, the circular waves could be caused by any number of different events. However, the waves are about 8m peak to peak, and still can be…