The first pedestrian crossing of London's Thames river in over one hundred years, the Millennium Bridge was conceived as part of the high-profile Millennium Project. Opened on the 10th of June 2000, it was closed again just three days later…

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…

This is the small island formerly known as Cayo Blanco de Sur, Cuba. The island is around 15 km long, about 500 metres wide, and is uninhabited save for the indigenous birds and iguanas. In 1972 while on a state…

This will likely mean absolutely nothing to many of our younger readers but... look, it's the cul-de-sac from Knots Landing! For any of you young enough to have never heard of this show; Knots Landing was a popular night time…

This is the incredible Solar Project in the Mojave desert, California. Originally conceived as Solar One, this was the first test of a large scale thermal solar power tower power plant, and you can clearly make out the tower's shadow…

Update: Thanks to cowens and others who informed us that this is actually an absolutely massive piece of land art called desert breath. Click through for some images and a way better description than I gave it! What on earth…