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The Bobs coaster, the Parachute Jump and Silver Streak: Fascinating colour pictures taken in 1948 show day trippers on Coney Island enjoying thrill rides and heatwave sunshine Coney Island was discovered by European explorers in the 1600s but remained undeveloped until the 1860s By the 1920s, with its Cyclone roller coaster, it had the reputation … Read more
Airbus releases fascinating time-lapse video showing how it assembles its brand new A330neo The mesmerising video was filmed at the plane manufacturer’s enormous Toulouse, France, plant It shows the assembly and painstaking spray painting of an A330-900 for Air Mauritius Air Mauritius is now the first Southern Hemisphere-based carrier to have an A330neo in its … Read more
A fascinating picture of two very different mice shows anti-ageing drugs really do work. Scientists gave the youth-enhancing medication to mice, with some of the rodents being left with glossy fur and bright eyes. This is a stark contrast from the frail, tired-looking mice who did not receive the drugs – and could easily be … Read more
Rare images of the building of the US Transcontinental Railroad and the day the East and West sections united 150 years ago have gone on display in Salt Lake City, close to where it all happened. A collection of photographs and rail memorabilia goes on show this month at the city’s Utah Museum of Fine … Read more