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This Startup Wants to Open the 2020 Olympics With a Man-Made Meteor Shower
Could the only thing better than fireworks be fireworks launched from space?
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Bug Poop Is Turning the Taj Mahal Green
To make matters worse, constant cleaning is damaging the monument’s delicate marble
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Four People Have Died on Everest in as Many Days
The mountain’s terrible toll has set the 2016 climbing season off to a rocky start
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Houston Opens Up Its Huge “Underground Cathedral” to Visitors
A haunting 1920’s city reservoir full of 25-foot columns and shafts of light is now open to the public
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When It Rains in Boston, the Sidewalks Reveal Poetry
Water-resistant spray paint creates hidden poems on Beantown’s streets
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A Giant Flock of Pigeons Is Lighting up New York’s Night Sky
The show is meant to illustrate that pigeons aren’t rats with wings
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The World’s Longest Pizza Took 250 Chefs More Than Six Hours to Make
No surprise, the record-holding pie was created in Naples
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Get Ready for the “Summer of Hamilton”
A new exhibition at the New-York Historical Society focuses on the “$10 Founding Father”
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Amateur Divers Find Huge Cache of Bronze Artifacts in Israel National Park
Recreational divers discover a Roman shipwreck full of rare bronze statues, coins and other artifacts in Caesarea National Park
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Why You Might Start Seeing Disney And Other Brands in National Parks
Relaxed rules on donor recognition could allow corporate sponsors to fund items within National Parks
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China Will Start Publicly Shaming Tourists Who Graffiti Mount Everest
Leave nothing but footprints
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Why “The Royal Oak” Is a Popular Pub Name in the U.K.
The story goes back to the English Civil Wars and a prince on the run
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Chinese Cops Are Temporarily Patrolling the Streets of Rome and Milan
A new experimental program put international police at Italy’s tourist hubs to help the influx of Chinese travelers
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Help London’s Science Museum Bring Britain’s First Robot Back to Life
Eric impressed crowds in the 1920’s by standing up, bowing, and shooting sparks from his teeth
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During the Cold War, the Air Force Dropped an Unarmed Nuke on South Carolina
Amazingly, none of the Gregg family of Mars Bluff were seriously hurt, not even the cat
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