World's First Crew To Mars Is Likely In Middle School Right Now

Lockheed Martin, a global security and aerospace company, has partnered with Discovery Education to launch the next phase of Generation Beyond, an initiative to use science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education to prepare today's middle school students nationwide for deep space exploration.

How Do Horses Get To The Rio Olympic Games?

Horses bound for the Rio 2016 Olympic games are loaded onto an Emirates SkyCargo Being 777-F at London Stansted Airport. On the flight were 34 horses from 10 of the nations competing in Equestrian at Rio 2016" (FEI/Jon Stroud media) (PRNewsFoto/FEI)

By plane of course!

The first group of Olympic horses departed from London Stansted Airport (UK) a few days ago (29 July) on a special cargo plane bound for Rio 2016, marking the start of the Olympic dream for the world's best equine athletes.

With 34 horses from 10 nations on board, the equine cargo worth multiple millions, was loaded into customized pallets for the almost 12-hour flight aboard an Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777-F which left the UK at 15:20 BST .

#Brexit: Big Trouble For British Tourism

Looking back in languor? Cullen in the north of Scotland. Raphaël Chekroun, CC BY-SA

By John Lennon, Glasgow Caledonian University

From the Tower of London to Edinburgh Castle, from Stonehenge to Brighton Pier, tourism is a vital industry for the UK. It is worth £125 billion a year to the economy, constituting 9% of GDP and 10% of total employment.

A big slice of that comes from tourists from other parts of the European Union. In Scotland, for example, where I am based, visitors from the EU account for just over 54% of visits and just under 42% of the £10 billion annual tourism expenditure. In the other direction, the EU is the top destination for 76% of UK holidaymakers and 68% of business travel. A key question, then, is how this will be affected if the UK votes to leave.

The Batmobile Travels Across Istanbul's Newest Bosphorus Bridge

Batmobile Cross-Continental Ride (PRNewsFoto/Turkish Airlines)

The cross-continental journey is the first-ever and longest-ever real world ride for the Batmobile 

Turkish Airlines brought the world-famous, iconic Batmobile to Istanbul to travel cross-continental for the first time via the newest Bosphorus bridge to celebrate the release of Warner Bros. Pictures' highly anticipated action adventure movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Tools To Identify Your Favorite Movie Location

I am a chronic background watcher when it comes to movies. I love trying to figure out the location where it was filmed, to see if they used the real place, or went with a cheaper alternative. Such as the way Hollywood commonly films in Montreal instead of New York or LA to save on production costs. Or the way the Lord of the Rings filmed in beautiful New Zealand.

Sometimes I manage to catch sight of something that gives it away. I have even seen some places in my hometown that showed it was filmed there. But I don't always get it right, and with CGI and advanced set building and camera work, it can be really difficult to tell the difference these days.

If you are like me and find it hard to resist pinning the place behind the movie down, check out these helpful tools.

UK: 5 Types Of Exercise To Do In Manchester [Infographic]

Here is an infographic that was created by the owner of UK Healthy Living Tips for his blog, in order to display 5 different types of exercise that can be done in Manchester...

Enjoy... and stay healthy! (Wherever you live...)

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Venus of Milos Island in Greece - History of Aphrodite

The History
The statue of Venus of Milos dates back to 150 B.C. from the Greek Hellenistic Age. It was discovered in 1820 on Milos island in Greece, when farmers dug up stones for their houses. A farmer called Theodoros Kentrotas tried to hide the statue in his stone house, but Turkish officials later seized it. The French naval officer, Julius Dumont d'Urville realized its importance and made arrangements to purchase it from Turkey. The Turkish government accepted the offer, out of fear that if they refuse, the French would either steal it, or take it by force. The statue was taken to France by boat and after repair work, was offered to Louis the XVIII. He presented it to the Louvre museum where it can still be seen.

Some less reliable accounts state that the Turkish soldiers never seized it, but the French commander who saw how the farmers dug it up, purchased it from a local farmer called Yorgos. According to the Milos islanders, the stone house on Milos island in Greece is evidence for the truth of the first account 

Las Vegas On The Silver Screen

Las Vegas is famous for The Strip, a long road featuring many of the largest casino and resort properties in the world. And though many visitors and tourists flock to Las Vegas looking for excitement and adventure, sometimes the closest you can get to the glitzy and glamorous world of The Strip is by seeing it on the silver screen. Hollywood has often picked out the glitziest casinos and the best hotels in Las Vegas to become backdrops for some of its greatest films. For over fifty years, the landmarks of Las Vegas have been immortalized in films ranging from thrillers to comedies – whether you’re exploring Las Vegas on foot or on film, there’s something for everyone.

US: History Of The James River

On May 17, 1607 an expedition of English explorers landed on the shores of Virginia after a charter was granted to the “Virginia Company” by King James the First. In keeping with the principals established under Queen Elizabeth the First, the English immediately “claimed” the land and set about renaming everything in sight, much to the considerable annoyance of the local Algonquin native Americans, who duly commenced a sporadic form of guerrilla warfare with the adventurous English settlers. 

Nuremberg, Germany

Nuremberg, Germany is probably most well-known for the ill-fated “Nuremberg Trials” where Nazi generals were sentenced to death in light of the country’s defeat in World War Two and the massacres of the Holocaust. This red mark has, sadly, overshadowed the remarkable and generally non-genocidal history of Nuremberg. During the German Renaissance in the 1400s, for instance, Nuremberg was the cultural epicenter of Germany and it was the first city in the country to recognize the Protestant movement in the 1500s. Nuremberg is also one of the most important cities as far as astronomy is concerned. One of the first observatories in history was erected in Nuremberg and Alfred Durer of Nuremberg brought the stars to the masses when he created the first printed star charts.

10 Most Incredible Fountains In The World

One of the most amazing features of a beautiful city is eye catching fountains. Fountains have been well known to attract most tourists unlike other city features. We get to see several fountains in major cities. Some fountains are big while others are small. However, the bigger the fountain the more colorful and hype it becomes. There are several spectacular fountains around the world and you are probably looking for some of the beautiful places to rest your feet while you watch the water sprinkling in patterns.

The following is a list of 10 most incredible fountains around the world.

How Much Does It Cost to Eat Around the World? Find Out In This Interactive Map!

One of the deciding factors for many people when choosing where to go on holiday is the cost of leisure activities such as sports, shopping, drinking, and eating. While this guide won’t tell you where the best place to shop until you drop is, it will show you the average cost of eating out in more than forty different countries, for three different types of meals: fast food, a local budget restaurant, and a 3 course mid-range meal for two.

What’s more, we’ll tell you the average cost of a local beer in a restaurant (as little as £0.50 in Madagascar, and up to a massive £8 in Norway), as well as a few need-to-know tips on eating out (such as that in Peru, many small restaurants offer a 3 course lunch, and a drink, for about £3), and facts on the dining customs in each location (like how in Taiwan, you shouldn’t stand chopsticks upright in a bowl).

Want to start exploring? Just move your mouse over the map below – have fun!

Top 10 New Year Resolutions that Tend to Go Wrong [Infographic]

New Year resolutions are a great tradition meant to better our lives and give us a fresh start come every 1st January. But, as people like to say, traditions are meant to be broken and that is exactly what usually happens to our brave New Year resolutions.

From the grudgingly muttered, ‘I will never drink again,’ when the New Year’s Day hangover hits full stride to the ever-so-familiar oath to change our jobs for something we love; the resolutions come in all shapes and sizes, but rarely stick around for long. In all honesty, we always try to go by them, but it rarely lasts for more than a few hours or a couple of weeks at best. And sadly, we will probably make the same resolutions next year and get the same results.

The infographic below shows the top ten New Year resolutions that fail on most occasions. Losing weight, reading more, stressing less and learning new skills are all there. Are yours?

The 6 Best Family Days Out In The UK

By Sam Wright

Whether it’s the school holidays, half term or just a long weekend, when you’ve got the whole family together you want to take advantage of it as best you can. Fortunately, the UK is full of wonderful places for a day out, whether you’re looking for something edifying and educational, or just plain fun!

How To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse

Our modern culture is one obsessed by the prospect of reanimated flesh stalking the earth. Over the last decade, there has been a huge resurgence in films, tv shows, books and comics about zombies, and one that shows no signs of slowing anytime soon.

Perhaps one of the main reasons this genre retains such fascination among audiences is because we like to imagine how we would cope if it were somehow ever to happen, as unlikely as that may be. Would we have what it takes to survive the hours, days and weeks of zombie infestation, before it can be stopped, assuming it can be? Or would we fall to pieces like so many bit-part characters unaware of their own limitations?

I’m fairly confident I could make the distance, personally. Here is my own carefully-crafted plan for survival:

How You Can Help Save The Polar Bear

About a week or so ago, an article appeared in the news and was rapidly shared around other networks and social media. It concerned a 16-year old polar bear found in Svalbard, an Arctic island archipelago. The bear, it seemed, had starved to death, despite being seen in perfect health only a few months before by Norwegian researchers.

The prevailing idea was that this bear had been driven far from its native hunting grounds by the loss of sea ice, so finding food had become far more difficult. Unfortunately, its desperate search was unsuccessful. Now this bear was a bit special, being an adult at the peak of its strength, and found by a research team whose photo of its tragic final pose went instantly viral. But as global warming intensifies, so the annual reduction in ice cover at the Arctic worsens every year, meaning the fate of this polar bear will soon be much more common.

As their habitats decrease in scope of course, the bears are forced to travel further to hunt food, often bringing them into human populations where to prevent loss of life they have to be either chased off, sedated and moved, or worst-case scenario, killed.

It’s a tragic situation all-round really, this king of the Arctic, an animal recognised around the world, may soon only be found in zoos. As such, the polar bear has now become an iconic symbol of the twin battles to stop climate change, and prevent the exploitation of the Arctic for its underground resources.

Spoon In Underwear Saving British Youths From Forced Marriage

Kudos to the Karma Nirvana charity for that brilliant idea! 

Let's make sure more of the youngsters at risks know about it! 

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Spoon in underwear saving youths from forced marriage (via AFP)

As Britain puts airport staff on alert to spot potential victims of forced marriage, one campaigning group says the trick of putting a spoon in their underwear has saved some youngsters from a forced union in their South Asian ancestral homelands. The…

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New York's Classic Film Locations

A few years ago I was in New York on business, and after a morning walking the streets at the height of mid-winter, I stopped in a hotel bar to get a coffee and warm up a bit. The surroundings seemed familiar to me but it wasn’t until I’d left and was almost at my next appointment when I realised why - that was the bar where Luca Brasi meets his maker in The Godfather, one of my favourite movies.

That got me thinking as to which other classic films have been shot in the Big Apple, and whether any of their key locations were still around and recognisable. Over the next few days whenever I had some free time I did a bit of research online, and went looking. Here’s the places I visited while I was there, and next time I go back I’ll find a few more.

5 Funny Myths About Post Soviet Union Countries

Soviet Union was the official enemy of the United States for ages. Many people who spent their lives suffering under the paranoia of a looming nuclear war with a mysterious, highly secret collection of countries are still nervous today.

As a consequence, a lot of misinformation clouds the judgment and perception of people when looking at post-Soviet countries. Some myths are so well-known that they are taken as a fact, and that is a real shame.

Here are five common myths about post-Soviet Union countries that just aren't true.

Post-Meteorite Recovery

The whole world was amazed a few months ago when a meteorite crashed through the earth's atmosphere and crash landed in an until then little heard of part of Russia. The incredible images were shown all over the world, and while nobody was killed, a lot of people suffered injuries and a lot of damage was done by our unexpected visitor. In the aftermath of the shock, the town closest to the point where the meteorite hit, Chelyabinsk, is now looking to take advantage of their new found fame.