He has been allowed only 7 kg of luggage, a dictaphone, two pens designed to work in zero gravity, three cameras and nine CDs – among them songs from the Beatles and Andrea Bocelli, the blind Italian tenor.
The sole copy of a 1928 Walt Disney film thought to be lost forever has been rediscovered in the archives of the British Film Institute. The film features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Mickey Mouse's precursor.
The sole copy of a 1928 Walt Disney film thought to be lost forever has been rediscovered in the archives of the British Film Institute. The film features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Mickey Mouse's precursor.
Chajnantor is high and dry - perfect for picking up microwaves. This selection is also particularly appropriate, for mankind has been exploiting the aridity of the Atacama desert for millennia.
Server overloads put a damper on Marvel's plans to give away 700 of its #1 comics. Instead, the promotion has been put off to ensure everyone gets their share.
Server overloads put a damper on Marvel's plans to give away 700 of its #1 comics. Instead, the promotion has been put off to ensure everyone gets their share.
Server overloads put a damper on Marvel's plans to give away 700 of its #1 comics. Instead, the promotion has been put off to ensure everyone gets their share.
In a sign of how thoroughly the country has been turned upside down, even some of the nation’s revered soccer heroes have become targets of rage for distancing themselves from the popular uprising.
Popular in Iceland, Hakarl is a basking shark that has been cured with a particular fermentation process, hung to dry for five months, and served in cubes on toothpicks.
Popular in Iceland, Hakarl is a basking shark that has been cured with a particular fermentation process, hung to dry for five months, and served in cubes on toothpicks.
In the hot, expansive Karakum desert is a hole that has been on fire for 40 years. Known as the "Gates of Hells" by locals, the crater can be seen glowing for miles around.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been one of the hottest social trends of the summer, but despite its good intentions, some critics have accused the trend of being wasteful, misguided, and an example of online "slacktivism".
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been one of the hottest social trends of the summer, but despite its good intentions, some critics have accused the trend of being wasteful, misguided, and an example of online "slacktivism".
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been one of the hottest social trends of the summer, but despite its good intentions, some critics have accused the trend of being wasteful, misguided, and an example of online "slacktivism".
The current drought in California has been 3 years in the making, as three successive winter wet seasons went by with below-normal precipitation. With such dismal numbers, water conservation is key.
The current drought in California has been 3 years in the making, as three successive winter wet seasons went by with below-normal precipitation. With such dismal numbers, water conservation is key.
The current drought in California has been 3 years in the making, as three successive winter wet seasons went by with below-normal precipitation. With such dismal numbers, water conservation is key.
Nelson Mandela's body has been laid to rest in a family plot, after political and religious leaders paid tribute to South Africa's first black president at a state funeral service.