This month, travelers balking at Rome’s accommodation costs can pay their way with anything from a saxophone lesson to fresh pastries. Bartering hopefuls can get as creative as they want, but many B&B's also suggest trades.
This month, travelers balking at Rome’s accommodation costs can pay their way with anything from a saxophone lesson to fresh pastries. Bartering hopefuls can get as creative as they want, but many B&B's also suggest trades.
Airport relaxation rooms might seem like frivolous amenities. But for harried travelers, quiet spaces offer a chance to unwind between flights and meetings – without needing premier access or a lounge pass.
Airport relaxation rooms might seem like frivolous amenities. But for harried travelers, quiet spaces offer a chance to unwind between flights and meetings – without needing premier access or a lounge pass.
Airport relaxation rooms might seem like frivolous amenities. But for harried travelers, quiet spaces offer a chance to unwind between flights and meetings – without needing premier access or a lounge pass.
Studies find air expelled during a sneeze travels at an amazing 100 mph (160 km/h). Hold one in and you run the risk of heavy nosebleeds, burst eardrums, or even a stroke.
Most search-and-rescue robots are big, clunky, and travel in straight lines. By studying how ants move through confined spaces, researchers hope to build better bots that can search for disaster victims buried in rubble.
Most search-and-rescue robots are big, clunky, and travel in straight lines. By studying how ants move through confined spaces, researchers hope to build better bots that can search for disaster victims buried in rubble.
Most search-and-rescue robots are big, clunky, and travel in straight lines. By studying how ants move through confined spaces, researchers hope to build better bots that can search for disaster victims buried in rubble.
Most search-and-rescue robots are big, clunky, and travel in straight lines. By studying how ants move through confined spaces, researchers hope to build better bots that can search for disaster victims buried in rubble.
Most search-and-rescue robots are big, clunky, and travel in straight lines. By studying how ants move through confined spaces, researchers hope to build better bots that can search for disaster victims buried in rubble.
A huge wave crashes over a sea wall during a storm in Cape Town, South Africa. Waves are the result of wind traveling across water. As it moves, wind energy is transferred to oceans and manifests in ripples and swells.
A huge wave crashes over a sea wall during a storm in Cape Town, South Africa. Waves are the result of wind traveling across water. As it moves, wind energy is transferred to oceans and manifests in ripples and swells.
A huge wave crashes over a sea wall during a storm in Cape Town, South Africa. Waves are the result of wind traveling across water. As it moves, wind energy is transferred to oceans and manifests in ripples and swells.
It's the ultimate balancing act - traveling upside-down on a bicycle 1,000 meters above an icy Norwegian fjord, with just a weight dangling below him for stability.
It's the ultimate balancing act - traveling upside-down on a bicycle 1,000 meters above an icy Norwegian fjord, with just a weight dangling below him for stability.
Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumors state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.
Members of the Penobscot Nation learn to paddle and fish at a young age, which they take to like a duck to water. Now the removal of two dams will restore the traveling route their ancestors used to get to the ocean.
A lightweight pair of augmented reality glasses that overlay the world with digital content, such as directions or a travel guide, has debuted in Japan.
The study suggests that obesity itself may not be a harbinger of impending death. Rather, hypertension and type 2 diabetes -- admittedly common fellow travelers to obesity -- make people more likely to die in the near term.
CouchSurfing is a social-networking Web site that lets travelers link up with like-minded people all over the world who have a couch to offer for free. Charging is forbidden, making it perfect for frugal travelers.
A lightweight pair of augmented reality glasses that overlay the world with digital content, such as directions or a travel guide, has debuted in Japan.
Given the implications of their original findings, scientists who announced that sub-atomic particles may travel faster than light have rejigged the experiment.
Given the implications of their original findings, scientists who announced that sub-atomic particles may travel faster than light have rejigged the experiment.