Dubai does it again! And again! Most of us have probably read about their housing developments, but this is the first I'd heard of ski resorts in the desert.

"The vision was that people should not have to deal with the technology stuff." The BBC marks the 15th anniversary of the World Wide Web. Except... more inside

The story of an imaginary weapon. Hafnium-178 was touted as the foundation for the next great wonder weapon. more inside

Houses overgrown with kudzu. Kudzu is native to southern Japan, introduced to the US in 1876 and now a dreaded weed that grows up to a foot a day in the southern summer, the perfect climate. It's often referred to as "The vine that ate the South". Southerners, the best solution to your kudzu-related problems may be...goats! more inside