On live TV, a Swiss pilot will attempt to rocket into the history books by crossing from France to England using a single, jet-propelled wing attached to his back.

The mission, which launches Friday, furthers an ambitious space program that aims to build a base on the moon—in cooperation with NASA or not.

Fans say goodbye to Yankee Stadium, North Korean gymnasts jump rope en masse, and more in our weekly roundup of culture photos.

The world's largest stone dome built without pillars is near completion in India at the site of a gigantic pagoda.

Horses fight, Hurricane Ike stirs up a storm of memories, Baghdad turns red, painted soldiers celebrate, and more in the week's best news photos.

With towering glass "sails" and fiberglass tunnels on the seafloor, a futuristic underwater museum in Alexandria may bring visitors deep into the site of Cleopatra's sunken palace.

A camp for working elephants helps preserve the mahout way of life in Thailand—and helps the beasts get back to nature.

Hindus honor the elephant god Ganesh, Japanese Buddhists celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary, and more in our weekly roundup of culture photos.

A bear-bones attraction, a frozen fighter jet, the new September 11 memorial, and more are featured in our picks of the week's news photos.

Some remains of an ancient Roman harbor and town off Israel's coast, partially submerged, can be viewed only by visitors wearing diving or snorkeling equipment.

Liverpool celebrates with a giant mechanical spider, Coney Island's Astroland closes, and more in our new weekly roundup of culture photos.

While exploring Venezuelan wilderness, scientists discovered a new catfish. And they got a closer look at a fish species that lives for almost exactly one year.

Australia sees little snow, but that doesn't stop some enthusiasts from "dogsledding." How? Just add wheels.

Just 48 hours of sunlight can kill germs that cause cholera, typhoid, and other diseases—a discovery that's already helping Kenya's poor.

Mexican devotees honor the folk saint Santa Muerte—a scythe-carrying skeleton—each month, though the Catholic Church links the saint to black magic and Satanism.