Jessica Pegula picked up a hefty chunk of prize money despite losing to Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Miami Open quarter-finals on Wednesday. Pegula is technically worth billions as she is poised to inherit the wealth of her father, Terry, who is one
In the sprawling northern Mojave Desert, near the border of California and Nevada in the US, is Death Valley – an area known for its “extremes” and perhaps most famously for being the location of the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth.
One city which sees temperatures as high as 54C is forced to shut down for days when weather gets too hot. Ahvaz in Iran was forced to shut down for two days in August last year after temperatures exceeded 50C, with all
A giant underground tunnel in Las Vegas worth £41 billion takes passengers a mere two minutes to pass through. The Vegas Loop at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) offers an exciting, fast, and convenient mode of transportation for attendees to traverse
There is an island in the Indian Ocean that is so dangerous, nobody has ever left alive. North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It is about five miles long and 4.3 miles wide. It
The world’s first theme park devoted to the “Dragon Ball” universe of comics, movies, and games will be built in Saudi Arabia, the franchise owner said on Friday. The park, centered around the world of magical martial artist Goku and friends, will
In a recent analysis conducted by Data Player, projections for the world’s largest capital cities by population in 2050 have been unveiled, with some surprising shifts in the rankings. While traditional powerhouses like London find themselves lower down the list, cities from
Flying can make people a little uneasy at the best of times. Despite being statistically a very safe mode of transport, nervous flyers often talk about the fear of plunging thousands of feet to their deaths, crashing mid-air or even the possibility
Haiti’s most violent neighborhood has been branded the most dangerous place to live on Earth as gang violence forces many to flee their homes. The Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, has been controlled by gangs for years, resulting in brutal violence, extortions and kidnappings.
An ambitious project that could see the creation of the world’s longest railway tunnel is struggling to get the support needed for the works to kick-start. The Helsinki–Tallinn Tunnel, also known as the FinEst tunnel, is a proposed undersea infrastructure that, according