Italy Archive

A rare and captivating glimpse of London’s busy streets, filmed in color during the summer of 1926, has been gathering a lot of attention on the web this week. The footage was shot by a pioneering British cinematographer named Claude Friese-Greene, as the final segment of a 26-part travelogue of the British countryside he had… […]

The history of Russia’s Wrangel Island is as dramatic and rugged as the island itself.  The tragic 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the equally tragic 1921 Wrangel Island Expedition were just two episodes from the island’s history as a holy grail of sorts for Arctic explorers. They were also the subjects of my first two… […]

On our radar today: 1) People need to learn to farm to live on Mars; 2) A Japanese reactor lies on an active fault line; 3) Shocks to the brain may improve your math skills, and… […]

Toyota may have redefined sustainability with its latest concept, the ME.WE. […]

In 2013, more than $2 billion people have no access to basic sanitation infrastructure. […]

Despite a long uphill battle, Tesla is about to reach profitability. […]