This bunch of grapes just sold for $11,000 in Japan
(CNN) — Visitors to a hot spring in central Japan will soon be able to…
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Chinese multimillionaire’s wife fined leaving $20M Vancouver mansion empty
Vancouver is consistently ranked one of North America’s most-expensive housing markets and experts say prices…
Dutch company develops partly solar powered car
The car, created by Dutch startup Lightyear, has a charging port to plug into a…
Electric planes herald new era for aviation at the Paris Air Show
The rise of hybrid and electric aircraft was on full display at the biannual aviation…
In era of reform, Ethiopia still reverts to old tactics to censor press
On June 22, Ethiopia was plunged into an internet blackout following what the government described…
How long until Hyperloop is here?
(CNN) — The year is 2030. You’re in a sleek pod-like capsule that’s levitating inside…
Olympic swimmer saves drowning man in Sardinia
The bather got into trouble while attempting to chase a swan float that had been…
UK’s ‘biggest modern slavery network had 400 victims’
The gang is thought to have made more than £2 million ($2.5 million) from trafficking…
Amal Clooney will represent Philippines journalist Maria Ressa
“It is clear that the government is manipulating the law to muzzle and intimidate one…
‘Americanized’ anti-abortion protests are on the rise in the UK. But a fight back has begun
On the ground nearby lay plastic fetus models, candles and images of mothers gazing adoringly…
Dutch company develops partly solar powered car
The car, created by Dutch startup Lightyear, has a charging port to plug into a…
Electric planes herald new era for aviation at the Paris Air Show
The rise of hybrid and electric aircraft was on full display at the biannual aviation…
More bad news for coal: Wind and solar are getting cheaper
Wind and solar costs have plunged so rapidly that 74% of the US coal fleet…
Indian farmers are using the sun to help water their crops
Rain evaporates fast in the country’s punishing summer heat, forcing farmers to rely on expensive…
Are small cities the smartest?
But, the cities at the forefront of this growing urban revolution are often the unexpected….
Amazon destruction accelerates 60% to one and a half soccer fields every minute
The rate of rainforest destruction had been stable during the first few months of Bolsonaro’s…
Climate crisis made Europe heat wave 5x more likely
The analysis was published by World Weather Attribution, a partnership made up of several university…
Sea ice in Antarctica is now shrinking
After decades of gradual increases, Antarctic sea ice is now decreasing faster than that in…
The artificial glacier growing in the desert
In the far north of India, a cold mountain desert is the stunning backdrop to…
How the Soviet Concorde crashed and burned
Read more unknown and curious design origin stories here. When the Soviet rival to the…
