10 of the best beaches near airports

Grab some sun during a layover

Talk about close to the airport: Dockweiler Beach lies directly under the LAX flight path. 

Sleep pods, beauty spas and gourmet restaurants are all well and good for passing time during a layover, but some major airports go one better.

They've got a beach.

Well, almost. They've got a beach that's just a short hop from the terminal, allowing adventurous travelers to soak up some sunshine and surf while waiting for their next flight.

Here are the best sands within striking distance of some of the world's biggest business hubs.

Detailed Cross-Sections of Ammunition

Sabine Pearlman is an Austrian photographer currently based in Los Angeles, California. Educated at the Pratt institute, the Otis College of Art and Design and Santa Monica College, Pearlman’s series entitled, Ammo, has been sweeping across the Internet. On her website, Pearlman states:

Jamestown cannibalism

Scientists announced during the news conference that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Va., survived harsh conditions by turning to cannibalism presenting the discovery of the bones of a 14-year-old girl, "Jane" that show clear signs that she was cannibalized.

Strike marks are seen on the skull of "Jane of Jamestown" during a news conference at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Scientists announced during the news conference that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Va., survived harsh conditions by turning to cannibalism presenting the discovery of the bones of a 14-year-old girl, "Jane" that show clear signs that she was cannibalized. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Superstorm Sandy six months on

A home destroyed by Hurricane Sandy six months on as it was left by the superstorm, in Mantoloking, New Jersey
Picture: EPA

Injured animals keep moving with prosthetics

Here is an inspirational look at animals getting back on their "feet" with the aid of prosthetics.

A Yorkshire Terrier named Hope shows off her uni-wheel attached to a doggie vest in Longmont, Colorado April 21, 2013. Hope is missing one limb and is able to walk with the wheel attachment. Picture taken April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS HEALTH)

Manhattan rat hunt

Dog owners gather in Manhattan side streets for the New York rat hunt

Odd elevators of the world

Elevators can be more than an easy way to reach the upper levels of businesses and residences. Located around the world, these odd elevators, surfaced by the website World Geography, stretch the imagination. Going up!  

AquaDom, Berlin, Germany As riders go up, they’re treated to an undersea experience. Located in the Radisson Blu Hotel, the 82-foot-tall cylindrical aquarium comes with a transparent elevator that goes through the center. (REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch) FAB/JOH/WS

Tough shell to crack

 Tough shell to crack: Turtle fends off Gator’s attack


Wildlife photographer Patrick Castleberry captured images of a titanic tussle between an eastern river cooter turtle and a 6-foot alligator in Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp. Surprise, surprise – the turtle won (in that it didn’t end up in the gator’s belly). After 15 minutes of trying to crack the turtle’s shell in its jaw, the gator finally gave up and went on its way in search of something a bit softer on the outside. Castleberry spoke with the U.K.’s Daily Mail about the confrontation. “It was definitely turtle one, alligator nil,” he said.

And we’re off. An alligator’s jaw is capable of thousands of pounds of pressure, but the turtle’s shell is up to the challenge. (Patrick Castleberry/ Caters)

Crimes Committed and Solved on Facebook

 

Facebook has proved to be a powerful tool for law enforcement to locate criminal activity. All Facebook communication leaves a trail, which can come in handy when police need to solve a crime.

UK police have reported a 540% increase in Facebook crimes over the past three years, according to the Criminal Justice Degrees Guide. Crimes have taken a different form on Facebook, requiring the creation of new laws or reinterpretation of existing laws.

Newspaper covers of Boston suspect's arrest

"Nightmare's end." Boston Globe, April 20, 2013.

Anti-Anorexia Ad Campaign

Powerful anti-anorexia ad campaign tells women 'you are not a sketch' using models with fashion illustration proportions

Star Models, a modeling agency based in Brazil, has released a graphic new anti-anorexia ad campaign, using Photoshop to turn models into life-size fashion illustrations.

The ads, which run with the tag line 'Say no to anorexia,' show a fashion illustration with typically exaggerated proportions next to a model wearing the same outfit - and the same measurements.

While the models have been airbrushed to mimic the unrealistic illustrations, the ad pleads to young women: 'You are not a sketch.'

The Lamborghini Pregunta

One-of-a-kind Lamborghini built to resemble a fighter jet goes under the hammer

• The Lamborghini Pregunta is being auctioned off for £1.4 million
• Was the last car to be built by Lamborghini before it was taken over in 1998
• The interior is based on a fighter jet cockpit and the driver uses cameras instead of mirrors to see what is going on around the car
• The concept car has two seats, 530 horsepower and a top speed of 206mph

Faces Of Addiction

Photographer Chris Arnade has been following the stories of addicts in Hunts Point neighborhood, the poorest in all of New York City, for several years. Of this compelling documentary project, he says,

 "What I am hoping to do, by allowing my subjects to share their dreams and burdens with the viewer and by photographing them with respect, is to show that everyone, regardless of their station in life, is as valid as anyone else."

Vanessa, thirty-five, had three children with an abusive husband. She "lost her mind, started doing heroin," after losing the children, who were taken away and given to her mother. The drugs led to homelessness and prostitution. She grew up on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, but now spends her time in Hunts Point, "trying to survive everyday. Just doing whatever it takes."

Map of the bomb sites

Map of the bomb sites in relation to the city and the marathon which was run today

An aerial graphic that show how the tragic events of today unfolded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon

Boston USA Marathon Bombing

At least two dead and several injured  after a series of explosions were reported near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on April 15.

In this photo provided by The Daily Free Press and Kenshin Okubo, people assist an injured after an explosion at the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts. (AP Photo/The Daily Free Press, Kenshin Okubo) MANDATORY CREDIT

Furniture You Wish You Had

Hong Kong's Cramped Quarters

With more than 200,000 people in Hong Kong currently on waiting lists for subsidized public housing, droves have downsized or moved into factory buildings, sub-divided "slaughtered" flats that can accommodate multiple families, or moved into "cage homes", wire-mesh hutches stacked on top of each other in crowded rooms.

Ink Costs More Than Human Blood

Fastest Formula 1 Pitstop – 2.05 seconds

'Sidewall skiing' in Saudi Arabia

In a country without any snow, the sport of skiing gets reinvented. Youths in Saudi Arabia demonstrate a stunt known as “sidewall skiing” (driving on two wheels).

Saudi youths demonstrate a stunt known as "sidewall skiing" (driving on two wheels) in the northern city of Hail, in Saudi Arabia March 30, 2013. Performing stunts such as sidewall skiing and drifts is a popular hobby amongst Saudi youths. REUTERS/Mohamed Al Hwaity (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)