Could you live in a tent on an uninhabited island for two years? That's exactly what Eleanor Sterling, director of the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, did. In the mid-1980s, Dr. Sterling spent two years studying aye-ayes on an uninhabited island in Madagascar's Bay of…
It's been 76 years since Amelia Earhart disappeared and we're still trying to find her. Last year, a search team re-evaluated their findings and thought they might have discovered her wreckage. The same group has discovered more evidence on where her plane landed, citing the sonar image above. Have we found her at…
The Antarctic region has been home to numerous fishing villages, whaling stations, scientific bases, and way stations for exploration. Many of these facilities have since been abandoned, left to the snow and ice. But they still serve as remarkable time capsules to the industries and expeditions of their times.
Seventy-five years after Amelia Earhart disappeared, people are still looking for her. In fact, just last month, a search team started a search expedition only to leave without discovering Amelia's wreckage. Or so they thought. The team recently took a closer look at the underwater images they captured and now think…
The RMS Titanic has been sitting on the ocean floor since 1912, but scientists think we've only really surveyed 50% of the wreckage. A new expedition, using the most cutting-edge imaging technology available, will "virtually raise" the entire ship.
In 1910, two expeditions, one led by an adventurer, the other by a scientist, raced to become the first to reach the South Pole. Only one of the teams had the equipment and experience necessary to make it back alive.
When compasses and GPS fail the Catlin Arctic Survey expedition, they go with a low tech "gadget" to help them navigate the freezing wastes and find their bearing: A lacy pair of panties.
