Today is Earth Day, the mission of which is to "broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide". Inspired by an excellent post over at the Google Earth Blog, today we're going to visit the Planta Solar…

The world’s longest bridge over ice-covered waters is the 12.9 km Confederation Bridge which connects the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. When PEI joined Canada in 1873, the federal government committed in…

Motorists taking State Route 16 through Licking County, Ohio, could be forgiven for thinking they've been at the wheel too long when they spot a giant shopping basket looming over the horizon. This is no highway-induced…

We've looked at many of the world's largest things in the past, so for something different, let's look at the longest. Karl-Marx-Hof in Vienna is the world's longest residential building, stretching more than a kilometre through…

Despite Indonesia having more Muslims than any other nation in the world, making up 87% of its total population, the government's pseudo-religious tolerance1 is seen within several religious buildings, all standing within a few city blocks…

Earlier this month the still-incomplete Burj Dubai building in Dubai officially surpassed the height of all other buildings, towers and masts worldwide, making it the tallest man-made structure on the planet. Currently standing at a staggering…