Jebel Jais Flight allows thrill-seekers to soar from the country's largest mountain peak for nearly three minutes, suspended while gliding through rocky terrain.
Measuring 1.76 miles long, this zipline stretches longer than 28 football fields, and crushes the former record holder in Puerto Rico by almost 2,000 feet.
By opening the new attraction, Ras al-Khaimah hopes to step out of the shadow of its big neighbor Dubai and become a must-visit destination for global adventure tourists. The easy access to desert, beach, and mountains makes this small emirate worth the trip.
<p>A hiker stands inside a glacial cave in Vatnajökull, Iceland.</p>
A hiker stands inside a glacial cave in Vatnajökull, Iceland.
The audacious science pushing the boundaries of human touch
It's the first sensation we feel, our most primal connection to others. Can implants and electrical signaling replicate the experience of touch? Research teams are exploring the possibilities—with startling results.
Tooth from mysterious human relative found in Laos
Discovered thousands of miles south of the only other known Denisovan fossils, the molar provides fresh evidence of the enigmatic humans’ spread across ancient Asia.
Their house has stood 130 years. A new fire era may change that.
Three wildfires skirted the author’s Boulder home. Then two more converged on her ancestral house in New Mexico. In the drying West, people must now keep their "head on a swivel."
