July 23, 2008—Wearing blindfolds is part of an annual kimono-dressing competition in Japan. Women are judged on both speed and overall elegance of the finished result.

July 22, 2008—Eating bats is popular among elders in at least one village in northeastern Thailand, in part because "they do wonders for your libido."

July 22, 2008—By turns spacey, electric, and just plain cute, fuel-saving car designs from Ford, Saab, Mini, and others took center stage at the British International Motor Show.

July 22, 2008—Parts of the Northern Hemisphere will soon see a rare total solar eclipse. Find out how it works, where to watch, and more.

July 22, 2008—After an exhaustive search, an explorer finds one of the elusive rays—perhaps the largest freshwater fish—near Bangkok. And then it gives birth.

July 21, 2008—The largest giant squid ever caught in Australian waters has been dissected, revealing several hearts and chainsaw-like teeth.

July 21, 2008—While politically related violence in Kenya has subsided, the tourism industry has not yet recovered.

July 21, 2008—At the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, visitors could see, for the first time, an underground ship apparently intended to carry a pharaoh into the afterlife.

July 17, 2008—His eyes covered with metal plates, a thousand-year-old elite mummy has been found surrounded by unfamiliar artifacts—shedding light on a mysterious culture.

July 16, 2008—"Excuse me, you have a koala stuck in the grill of your car," an Australian driver heard recently. Sure enough, "Lucky" had been carried for miles—but emerged unscathed.