Japanese architect Hajime Narukawa claims to have tackled a centuries-old problem - how to draw an oblate spheroid Earth on a flat plane. He claims the above map, called the AuthaGraph World Map, achieves this task.

This racy-looking 12-rotor coaxial multicopter has been filmed in Croatia pulling extreme rolls and loops, and carrying a human on board. Not at the same time, mind you, but still, to see a drone of this size pulling stunts like this is astonishing.

A stunned silence met Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway officials when they told the Regional Transportation District how much it would cost to allow commuter-rail service on its lines from Westminster to Longmont. $535 million. Upfront. The price - delivered during an October meeting in Chicago - was close to RTD's own calculations for the last and longest segment of the FasTracks commuter system.

The Colorado Trail - Segments 3,2,1 4 Days and 3 nights Bailey CO to Waterton Canyon My buddy Chris and I decided to take advantage of a long weekend, and spend three nights out on The Colorado Trail. We started at the Lost Creek Trailhead outside of Bailey, CO and then went backwards through segments 3,2,1, finishing in Waterton Canyon.

Please visit us at: botanyboy.org/ Each year in early July one of Japan's most celebrated orchids comes into bloom, Neofinetia falcata, often called samurai or wind orchids in the west. Specialized forms of this plant are called fukiran in Japan, literally translating as wealth and rank orchid or riches and honors orchid.

Driver Guided Super Jeep Tour to Þórsmörk Valley & Hiking Tour in the Foothills of Eyjafjallajökull & Fimmvörðuháls Volcanoes. Have you been on this tour with us? What was your favorite moment? Let us know in comments below! Don't forget to subscribe for more adventures! Nature is the Adventure!

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Pro DH racer Tracey Hannah shares some speed and confidence tips you likely have never heard, and shows us how much faster she is than your average amateur rider.