This is Lake Hillier, Australia’s bright pink salt lake
It looks like something out of a fantastical cartoon tale, or Greta Gerwig’s recently constructed Barbie Land, but this pink lake is...
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Where was the first underground metro system in the world?
In New York, it’s the Subway. In Paris – and many other cities including 40 in China – they call it the Metro. In London...
This is the world’s most remote lighthouse
A picturesque lighthouse rests lonely on top of a jagged rock off the southwest coast of Iceland. It’s famed as the world’s most iso...
Overseas Highway | The road extending over 100 miles into the ocean
Off the southern tip of Florida, stretching 113 miles into the sea and creating an unofficial barrier between the Atlantic Ocean and...
Tokyo’s towering sewers | A look inside the world’s largest drain
Tokyo has long had to contend with flooding. The Japanese capital’s location on a shallow bay and atop a series of rivers leaves it...
How the Cold War dug the deepest hole in the world
This summer, China began digging a hole in the Xinjiang region with an eventual depth of over 36,000ft. This will mean cutting throu...
Badwater 135 Ultramarathon | The world’s toughest foot race
Earlier this month, in the height of southern Californian summer, the latest installment of the “world’s toughest footrace” took pla...
How mosquitoes are being used to fight dengue in Bali
Bali’s climate makes it one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, but life on the Indonesian island also pres...
Inside London’s Super Sewer | The mammoth new tunnel under the River Thames
London’s population is edging towards ten million, but its current sewage system dates back to the mid-19th century. That is until a...
The Incredible School For Adaptive Surfers
There’s more than just one way to ride a wave. In Caswell Bay, Wales you’ll find a one-of-a-kind surf school. Originally working out...