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"We're very confident." Major tech install on island in the middle of the ocean could transform the future of transportation: 'It will be a real live testbed' first appeared on The Cool Down.
In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, there is an island nicknamed ‘The Island of Wine.’ Seriously. It is named Pico, after a beautiful and sometimes snow capped volcanic peak that dominates ...
On Sunday, Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe faces backlash for making offensive remarks about Puerto Ricans and Latinos at a Trump rally, drawing condemnation from Democrats and the Harris campaign.
An island in the middle of the ocean is slowly being reclaimed by nature after being abandoned for more than 50 years. Hashima Island is a chilling, deserted island just nine miles off the coast ...
A massive medieval-style castle has sparked controversy since construction began in 2015 on a manmade island in a protected nature reserve in western Poland. The 15-story eccentric structure ...
Amsterdam Island is a French island in the southern Indian Ocean. Dutch captain Anthonie van Diemen named it after his ship on 17 June 1633. The population consists of only 28 scientists and a lot ...
The nearly 170,000 square miles of ocean around Ascension Island, one of the world’s most pristine and biodiverse ocean ecosystems, will soon be officially protected. From the surface, Ascension ...
Blue Lagoon Island (not to be confused with Blue Lagoon Iceland), located three miles from Nassau in the Bahamas, has announced a series of updates for 2025.. The private island has introduced a ...
The island is estimated to be around six acres in size Credit: Nasa / Tonga Geological Services. It's in an area of the southwest Pacific Ocean renowned for underwater volcanoes. "On September 10 ...
To get to Clare Island, take the 20 minute passenger ferry from Roonagh Pier near Louisburgh in Co. Mayo to the island. The spot has a population on 138 people, according to the 2022 census.
"Niue is just one island in the middle of the big blue ocean," Tagelagi said. "We are surrounded by the ocean, and we live off the ocean. That's our livelihood." ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has come up with a novel plan to protect its vast and pristine territorial waters — it will get sponsors to pay.