Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster which resulted in thousands of deaths, is to become an official tourist attraction, Ukraine's president has announced.
Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu in Tokyo, Japan, has a flight simulator in one of its rooms. For an extra fee, guests can have the experience of piloting a Boeing 737-800.
American Airlines has apologized to a doctor, who says she was humiliated after she wasn't allowed to fly unless she put something over her colorful, strapless romper.
A Russian lake known as the "Siberian Maldives" because of its bright turquoise waters, is a highly toxic artificial pond and anyone swimming in it could be in danger, warns the company whose coal plant uses it to dump ash.
The wife of a Chinese multimillionaire is suing the Vancouver government over a $200,000 tax bill she was served for allegedly leaving a $20.4 million mansion empty, highlighting the staggering wealth Chinese investors have parked in the Canadian city.
The Bloodhound supersonic car will undergo a series of test runs on a specially designed racetrack in South Africa in October, as it moves closer to shattering the land speed record and hitting speeds of 1000 miles per hour (1609 kilometers per hour).
The NOAA Ocean Exploration and Research team recorded a school of sharks off the coast of South Carolina feasting upon a dead swordfish about 1,476 feet below the surface. The video shows at least 11 sharks devouring a recently dead 8-foot swordfish.
From the ruins of ancient Babylon in Iraq to the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright to the Prosecco region of northeast Italy, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee added 29 new cultural and natural sites to its World Heritage List at its annual meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Trails through Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore can be steep or sandy -- but people who require hiking mobility assistance can now rent a motorized chair with treaded tracks to get around.
The "Meridan" highway, which would stretch 1,250 miles through Russia, has received the green light from officials. It would provide the shortest route to move goods overland between China and Europe.
From India to Spain, several Hyperloop projects are under development, promising faster, cheaper, greener cross-country travel. So when can we expect to be traveling by this new technology?
