They might not be cold-blooded, venomous snakes, but mice are still scary to a lot of people, especially when a herd of 80 of them escapes into the cabin of a plane at 28,000 feet.

It’s called the Guyana Shield – and you might say it’s protecting us from climate disaster: roughly 10 million acres of the most undisturbed tropical forest in the world.

The Fijian military seized control of the islands’ government in Suva on Tuesday. While the coup is so far bloodless, the military faction under the control of Commodore Frank Bainimarama has declared a state of emergency.

Ever wondered what happens to airplanes after they take their last trip to the hangar? According to the BBC, this question is on the minds of the bigwigs in the aviation industry.

Toothy mega-mogul Richard Branson is not one for small gestures, in fact, it seems he’s incapable of doing anything that doesn’t reach a Bond-movie level of grandiosity.

The business-traveler fantasy of the carry-on-only flight is no more. In response to Thursday’s news of the foiled plot to blow up trans-atlantic flights using liquid explosives, air travelers were greeted with an onslaught of new security restrictions.