North America

Following on from our elephant and giraffe shadows, here's the rather excellent shadow of someone riding a horse! Thanks to Barði.

According to Google Maps this is Stacy Park in Olivette. I'm not entirely sure what that huge expanse of concrete is and the 'DANGER KEEP OFF' just adds to the mystery. Surely you can't read that from the ground? Is…

The simian messiah has been found! Twice! All hail our mighty primate overlords. Thanks to Sebastian 'BuzzDee' and Cecco.

If you've ever picked up a joystick, then you're probably aware that this is the week of the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³), which takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center each year. Here you can see the building's…

These are the Diomede Islands, two islands only 3km apart but one is in Russia, the other in the USA. These islands are right in the middle of the Bering Straights and the international dateline runs right in between them.…

Buckley Air Force Base is home to the 460th Space Wing Staff and features loads of these giant radar golf balls, which I guess are used for communicating with their "Defense Support Program" satellites. The base also hosts the Colorado…