Vladimir Shukhov was a Russian engineer, scientist and architect whose pioneering structural engineering work led to the design of the world's first hyperboloid structures. In mathematics, a hyperboloid is a quadric ("a D-dimensional hypersurface defined as the locus of zeros…

Rhoose Point is the southernmost point of mainland Wales. The point is marked by a 4m standing stone monument surrounded by a stone circle. The stone was erected in 2000 by the company reclaiming the quarry and surrounding land for…

Namibia's Skeleton Coast is named so for two different types of skeletons that littered the beaches: whales and ships. Thanks to the end of mass whaling the whale bones are now all gone, but the bones of ships remain, very…

Until today when I came across this suggestion, I had no idea it was possible to water-ski without a boat. I now know that cable skiing (wikipedia) is a growing phenomenon around the world. This facility in Germany has a…

In south-western Peru, on a plain called Cajamarquilla is the band of holes.   Running for about a mile across the barren rock is this line of holes of varying depths and sizes, with occasional clear gaps, for which locals…

Wow, here in the north-west sprawl of Tokyo, when they say public toilet, they really mean it! A glance up at a nearby sign reveals that this is actually a shop window display for a shop selling toilets made by…