Russ McBee

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is as fast as a jumbo jet, half the size of the Airbus 380, and 20% more fuel efficient. It's also selling like hotcakes: So far, 47 airlines -- including Continental Airlines Inc., Air Canada, Qantas Airways Ltd., Air India and Singapore Airlines Ltd. -- have signed up for 684 planes. Those are amazing sales numbers ...

Richard Branson is undeniably a gadfly, but this is just plain awesome, in the most awesome sense of the word: Virgin Galactic's chief operating officer revealed Friday at the National Space Society's 26th Annual International Space Development Conference that the suborbital spaceliner research and development company is in ...

Do you think you can name all 49 European countries (the continent, not the EU) in five minutes? Then take the quiz here, but start typing right away -- the clock starts ticking as soon as the page loads. I only missed one, and I'll name it in the comments section. (Via The Agonist)