The Ice Run: A Race Through the Siberian Wilderness on Sidecar Motorcycles

2 weeks ago Entertainment
Riders on Soviet-era sidecar motorcycles are pitted against one another and the frozen environment of the Urals in this incredible race through the Siberian wilderness. Keep reading >>

7 Incredible Apocalyptic Video Games

3 weeks ago Entertainment
The barren wastelands following a nuclear fallout; green tangles of nature growing unencumbered; disintegrating cities full of bandits and terrorists – all fertile backdrops for post-apocalyptic video games. And if we’re not careful, they may one day rese Keep reading >>

Extreme Pogo: Launching Ballsy Riders Almost 10 Feet Into the Air

4 weeks ago Entertainment
For some, the pogo stick brings back fond memories of childhood. However, newer and far more powerful versions of the device are now being used by highly-skilled adults to perform tricks in a risky extreme sport. Keep reading >>

California's Grueling "King of the Hammers" Desert Race

4 months ago Entertainment
Every year, a group of off-roading enthusiasts meet in the Mojave Desert to participate in one of the world’s most grueling off-road races – the Griffin King of the Hammers. Keep reading >>

RoboCup: The Annual Tournament for Soccer-Playing Robots

These soccer-playing robots are rebooting the sporting world! Take a glimpse behind the scenes of the RoboCup tournament and check out the technology that makes it happen… Keep reading >>

What Happens to NASCAR's Burnt Out Tires?

Photo: The U.S. Army To NASCAR’s credit, they have been working very hard to do what they can to make the sport as green as possible. For example, they’re committed to planting hundreds of trees per year in order to … Continue reading Keep reading >>

Environmental News on the BBC World Service

3 years ago Entertainment
The Earth Goddess Photo: Nikolas R. Schiller, September 29, 2005 The Earth Goddess and the BBC Years ago, those in the USA and around the world could only access the BBC World News Service on short wave radio. (Once in … Continue reading Keep reading >>

When Video Games Become Reality

Photo: Real-life Tetris Image via koikoikoi Probably the three characters most associated with video games are a hungry yellow dot, a plumber in red dungarees and a funny looking animal with spiky blue hair and red shoes. We’re talking about … Keep reading >>

Biofuel Racing Hits Atlanta

Photo: Brent Hensarling The flag dropped this month on the first-ever clean, green motorsports racing series at Road Atlanta’s 11th Annual Petit le Mans. That’s right. Green racing. Eco-conscious and a hell of a lot faster than prototype solar Keep reading >>

Formula One: It's Go Go Going Green.

Save big game hunting, Formula One motor racing is about the least environmentally friendly sport out there. The racing cars burn a staggering litre of fuel per kilometre and each one emits 17 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. It’s an entire sport buil Keep reading >>
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