Travel

Cool Finds

Hoverbikes Get One Step Closer to Reality

Chris Malloy is raising money on Kickstarter to continue development of his hoverbike

August 27, 2014

Cool Finds

You Can Visit A Cave Where the Ancient Maya Sacrificed Humans

In Belize, the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave is an eerie experience for visitors

August 15, 2014

Inspiring Photos of the Biggest, Brightest Supermoon of 2014

Feast your eyes on these snapshots from around the world

August 11, 2014

Cool Finds

The World’s Longest Horse Race Is Going on Right Now in Mongolia

With wild horses, broken bones and treacherous terrain, this isn’t a steeplechase

August 8, 2014

Cool Finds

Jump on Massive Trampolines in a Giant Cavern in Wales

This sounds like fun: jumping on trampolines 180 feet above the floor of a giant cavern

August 7, 2014

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Extensive wetlands, cattail marshes and rare bog turtles

August 3, 2014

Gates of the Mountains Wilderness

The Lewis and Clark Trail, gray limestone and big horn sheep

August 3, 2014

Moosehorn (Baring Unit) Wilderness

Migratory birds, wooded lakes and rolling hills

August 3, 2014

Kisatchie Hills Wilderness

Flat-topped mesas, steep cliffs and feral hogs

August 3, 2014

Lost Creek Wilderness

Bighorn sheep, spectacular rock formations, alpine foothills

August 3, 2014

Beautiful Drone Video Captures Rarely Visited Area of Arizona’s Vermilion Cliffs

Filmmaker Tristan Greszko takes us on an aerial journey through the isolated White Pocket of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

July 29, 2014

This Hiker Is Trying to Make It from Mexico to Canada in Just 59 Days

Hikers and runners are trying to cover the country’s longest, most iconic trails, faster than anyone ever has before

July 29, 2014

Tech Watch

Airbus Demos A Near-Silent, Zero-Emission Plane

The E-Fan 2.0 is the first step on the road to all-electric and hybrid flight

July 25, 2014

Tech Watch

How to Plan the Most Beautiful Stroll Through a City

A team of researchers has used crowdsourcing to develop an algorithm that can map out the most eye-pleasing walks

July 25, 2014

Austria

Cycle Through History on the Iron Curtain Trail

The trail stretches 4,225 miles from the Barents to the Black Sea

July 24, 2014

Cool Finds

People are Traveling to War Zones for Tourism

Because adventure travel just hasn’t gone far enough

July 16, 2014

The Hunt for the Best Ballpark Hot Dog

Tom Lohr has been traveling the country making his own list of All-Star franks. Who has the best one?

July 15, 2014

Cool Finds

With A $10,000 Kit Your Car Could (Kind of) Drive Itself

Instead of waiting to buy a self-driving car, why not give the car you already own an update?

July 11, 2014

New Research

Forget the Fastest Route. Why Not Use Digital Maps to Plan the Most Beautiful Instead?

Yahoo is developing an algorithm that will allow you to choose the scenic route

July 9, 2014

Cool Finds

See a Fire-Breathing Dragon Bridge in Vietnam

A bridge in Da Nang breathes fire and water every weekend

July 7, 2014