When it was opened in 2001, Rockingham Motor Speedway was Britain's first purpose built racetrack in almost a hundred years. On the day the Google Earth photograph was taken the stands are all empty, so we can see who sponsors…

Here's a nice new crop circle we haven't seen before, south of Leeds, England, and handily for drivers who might be fans of crop art, this is right next to the M1 motorway. Funnily enough, the M1 seems to be…

I'm going with Whale. No wait, rock! What do you think? See our previous whale posts for more dubious whale sightings! Thanks: Joshk.

This is the fantastic House in the Clouds in Thorpeness, England, which was built in 1923 and functioned as the town's water tower1 for the next 40 years. It originally held 189 kilolitres (~50,000 gallons) of water, and was designed…

Check out this car absolutely rocketing through the desert in Afghanistan - the dust plume it's kicking up is over a kilometre long! This is actually Afghanistan's Helmand Province, which as well as playing a pivotal part in the War…

Yesterday at 6:05pm local time, the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis failed catastrophically. Sadly this tragedy occurred during the evening rush hour - and at time of writing at least 6 people have died, around 60 were injured, and there are…