Judging by the number of new followers we have, it appears that this has been the week that Twitter finally hit the mainstream, so we thought we'd post another roundup of the best Street View sights…

Yesterday Google released a major update to Google Earth, adding 3D oceans, a Mars browser and, best of all, historical imagery for much of the globe. In some places the images go back decades, such as…

Yesterday1 was Australia Day, when each January 26th, Australians crack open some beers and toss another shrimp on the barbie to celebrate their arrival on the world's smallest continent all the way back in 1788. Australia…

Recently opened in Doha, Qatar, is the spectacular Museum of Islamic Arts. Designed by renowned architect I.M. Pei, this museum cost $300million to construct and is home to a large collection of priceless artifacts funded by…

During WWII, the RAF used the old plaster mine at Fauld, England, as storage for up to 20,000 tons of ammunition. 64 years ago today, on the 27th November 1944, the underground ammunition store blew up.…

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…