Bus to Antarctica Andrew Evans wanted to go to Antarctica all his life, but he didn’t want to go on a tour or spend a lot of money. He wanted a real adventure, so he went by bus. Actually, Evans took 40 buses to travel the 10,000 miles (16,093 km) from his home in Washingt...
When a Thursday morning video call connects my office in Australia to Liz’s plant-filled loungeroom in New Zealand – the country she’s called home for over a decade – the memories she shares take us back in time and all around the world. I’m surprised to learn this big life of ...
Years after Casbah’s quiet collapse, McHenry would orchestrate one of the largest land grabs in history, staking a completely symbolic claim to a 620,000-square-mile, Alaska-sized chunk of melting Antarctica and proclaiming it the newest (and maybe biggest) micronation on Earth: Westarctica. ...
Teenagers in the U.S. are experiencing an ongoing mental health crisis, data from the CDC shows. "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell spoke with experts to learn how parents can help.
In fact, it's inundated with this water so consistently that vegetation and animals that thrive in wet conditions take up residence there. You can find wetlands on every continent on the planet, with the exception of Antarctica [source: EPA]. Since wetlands are so common and found almost ...
I’ve pitched my tent, hammock or bivvy bag in hundreds of unofficial camping spots on every continent except Antarctica. Trust me when I say I’ve made every mistake there is! In this post, I’ll share my experience of what makes a good wild camping spot, practical advice for finding ...
The 2024 CrossFit Games will mark the 18th year of worldwide competition, bringing the world’s most elite athletes to Fort Worth, Texas, to crown the Fittest on Earth from Aug. 8-11, 2024. Get ready to share in the excitement of finding the Fittest on Earth. There are two ways to...
The Bald Eagle Nest Monitoring, conducted by an army of volunteers from late winter to summer, showcased a recovery from the challenges of 2022. Of the 329 bald eagle nest sites monitored, 66% were successful in fledging eaglets, marking an average of 1.77 fledglings per nest – one of ...
In fact, even more, helpful than the academics who are really used to small areas that focus on intently. So for me, my own background is all over the place. I mean, I worked out on Soviet trawlers up in the Bering sea. I enlisted in the army right out of high school. So I wa...
Running a larger network can be difficult. So much time is needed to maintain relationships that their quality inevitably___. The armed forces have spent millennia experimenting with unit size. A Roman centurion (百人队长) oversaw 100. The modern American army company has 180 members. Britain’...