Libya's Dunes Look Like a Rusty Steel Plate From Space
It’s only a month since the the European Space Agency lofted its Sentinel-2A satellite started beaming back images from…
The most insane airplane low pass yet
If you were standing up straight, your head would be clipped off from this low pass from a fighter jet. That’s how…
This American Millionaire Is Using Drones To Rescue Migrants In Africa
Since 1993, 20,000 people have died in the Mediterranean Sea while fleeing war-torn Africa for the safety of European…
Why Are Civilian Revolutionaries Prepared To Die For One Another?
It's often said that blood is thicker than water – that family ties trump all others. But research with groups of men…
What Does This Saharan Oasis Remind You Of?
It's undeniable that this satellite image of the Al Jawf oasis in southeastern Libya is incredibly striking, with large…
The Scientist Who Almost Died While Debunking "The Hottest Day on Earth"
The world record for the hottest recorded temperature of 58°C (136.4°F) was set at Al Azizia, Libya, in 1922. This…
The Real-Life Libyan Ocean’s Eleven
The treasure was kept mostly in two wooden chests, and locked away in a bank vault: thousands of coins, jewelry and…
Wikileaks Uncovers a Global Network of Surveillance Companies for Hire
If you're a wealthy, militant despot of a nation and your sovereignty is slipping away, Wikileaks has discovered that…
Satellites reveal Libya's lost 2,000-year-old cities
One of the side effects of the fall of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's regime is that archaeologists can now explore…
Libyan Rebels Channeled the A-Team With This Anti Sniper Dozer
The Libyan rebels that helped overthrow Qadaffi's regime may not have had the most advanced weaponry at their…
Weirdly prescient 1987 sitcom predicted the death of Muammar Gaddafi
There was no shortage of crappy, short-lived genre shows in the 1980s, but only one of them accidentally predicted the…
NATO Commander Posts End-of-Libyan-War Facebook Status
Hey, what was the last update you posted to Facebook? That's nice, everyone loves a good cat video. Admiral James…
Holy Crap Qaddafi's Corpse Is Being Stored in a Freezer at a Mall
Muammar el-Qaddafi, the former dictator of Libya, was killed yesterday but Libyans don't know what to do with his body…
Meet the Gun in the Sky that Ended Qaddafi
It might have been a pack of brave Libyans who captured Qaddafi on the ground today, but his demise was started by a…
Qaddafi Died Packing a Giant Golden Gun
Qaddafi: dictator, despot, dead, man of immense style. If you knew your reign of shitty terror was moribund, wouldn't…
Qaddafi Has Been Killed
The new Libyan government has confirmed that Muammar el-Qaddafi, the former dictator of Libya, has been killed after…
France Sold Qaddafi a Electronics-Blasting Stealth Super Mercedes SUV
What do you buy when you're an incredibly rich, incredibly paranoid, oppressive dictator? No, not Scud missiles—you…
There Is Still Heavy Fighting In Libya
As much as the news cycle would want to move on and declare "victory" in Libya there is still very much a war going on…
Tripoli Was Brought Down By a Caterer With a Bunch of Flash Drives
In reporting on the Fall of Tripoli, Reuters tells the inside story of Abdel Majid Mlegta, a caterer who supplied the…
Go Inside Gaddafi's Security HQ
The Wall Street Journal takes the first look since the fall of the regime inside Col. Gaddafi's security headquarters.…