Last week's catastrophic 7.0 earthquake in Haiti is estimated to have killed 200,000 people, injured 250,000 and left 1.5 million people homeless. Following the quake, Google quickly released a KML file that included imagery taken by the GeoEye satellite within…

The mines at Río Tinto have been producing copper, silver, gold, sulphur, and other minerals for the last 5000 years. The river flowing past the mines is the source of the name, which means the "Painted River". As the name…

By now the whole world has seen or heard of the devastation caused by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Haiti on January 12th, with particular impact on the capital Port-au-Prince. Estimates put the death toll in the tens of…

Wayne Coyne is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of rock outfit The Flaming Lips, and is known for his extravagant stage entrances and over the top performances. Flaming Lips gigs have been described as "psychedelic experiences", and Mr. Coyne…

This post is part of an occasional series where we visit some of the world’s most interesting abandoned places. The ruined city of Ağdam in southwestern Azerbaijan once had a population of over 150,000 people, but today it's an almost…

Do you think you have what it takes to drive a racecar? You think you've got the skills to go wheel to wheel with the likes of Lewis Hamilton? Would you like to try? Well most of us are limited…