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Visualization of flight paths by NATS

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See Every Plane Criss-Crossing Europe in This Weirdly Beautiful Video of Flight Paths

An air traffic control company created this incredible video showing flight patterns around Europe

New Research

Americans Are Using Transit More Than Any Time in Nearly 60 Years

Transit use seems to be up across the board

Boros Bunker Berlin

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A 20-Acre Industrial Park in China Is Being Transformed Into an Arts District

Near the Chinese city of Shenzhen, a 20-acre factory complex, abandoned for 10 years, is slowly being reclaimed

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Stonehenge’s Stones Can Sing

Stonehenge's mighty bluestones sing when struck

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This Documentary Explores the Lives of Five People Willing to Go on a One-Way Trip to Mars

What drives a person to give it all up and set off into the unknown?

Ice yacht on the Hudson

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It Was Cold Enough This Winter to Go Ice Yachting on the Hudson River

This high-speed sport only happens when conditions are just right: a frozen river, lots of wind, and cold temperatures

Airplane Landing

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What's the Most Perfect Moment to Buy That Plane Ticket?

You know that the longer you wait to book a flight, the higher ticket prices climb. But when exactly should you book a flight?

Part of the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China.

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Officials Are Giving the Great Wall of China a “Graffiti Zone”

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Space

Sub-Orbital Travel Is Going to Make the World Feel Really, Really Small

Our small world is about to get even smaller—for those who can afford to fly sub-orbitally

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These Alien-Looking Metal Domes Are Keeping London Safe And Dry

The flood barrier that protects London closed fifty times this winter—a new record

PCT and Trap Lake

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This Is What It Looks Like When You Hike All 2,650 Miles of the Pacific Crest Trail

Welcome to the monumental endurance of thru-hiking

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Congress Designates the First Wilderness Area in Five Years

32,500 acres of lakeshore along Lake Michigan have been designated as wilderness by Congress

Singapore

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Singapore Is the World’s Most Expensive City

Tokyo has been dethroned

Break me of a piece of that monolith.

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Stonehenge Visitors Used To Be Handed Chisels to Take Home Souvenirs

Chisels were banned in the early 1900s, and in 1977, the stones were roped off so people couldn’t climb on them any longer

New Research

Yosemite’s Bears Are Raiding Way Fewer Picnic Baskets These Days

Just 13 percent of the bears' diet comes from human food

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This Aerial Footage of Reindeer Herds Is Weirdly Hypnotic

Go on, take a minute to watch these aerial shots of reindeer herding in action

Polovtsian Statue

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Eastern Europe's Anthropomorphic Stelae Have Been Neglected for Years

Across the steppes of eastern Europe, anthropomorphic stone stelae have dotted the landscape for centuries

Da Poke Shack in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, the best restaurant in America according to Yelp reviews.

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The Best Restaurant in America Is in a Condominium Complex in Hawaii

The wildly popular restaurant review site, Yelp, has issued its first top 100 list of the best restaurants in the United States

Bison Cave Painting From Altamira

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Spain's Prehistoric Cave Paintings Open to the Public for the First Time in Twelve Years

Today, five people were selected at random to visit the cave at Altamira for the first time in 12 years

North Korea from Space

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That Dark Spot? It's North Korea

In images taken on the International Space Station, the country of North Korea is barely visible at all

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