Excellent selection of amazing clouds (16 pictures)
Clouds we see every day, but even though it is so unusual that it can to attract our attention.
Clouds we see every day, but even though it is so unusual that it can to attract our attention.
Everyone does it — using oil, that is. But how much do we have left? How do scientists find it? And where are they looking for it now that the easiest pickings have been taken? Hank has the answers to the how, why and how much of oil.
George Everest – whose name adorns the world’s highest peak – was buried by the sea. Have you ever wondered Who was a man, whose name was given the the highest mountain in the world?
Although today there are very few places on Earth above sea level that aren’t explored (it has been said that we know more about the moon than we do the bottom of the ocean), there are still a few places like Papua New Guinea that have been notoriously impossible to map and settle. Of course, you’ll probably notice that the history of exploration is more or less the history of western civilization. It’s not that people don’t live in Papua New Guinea or know anything about its geography and terrain, it’s just that those people aren’t really connected to the rest of the world. So, whether you call it colonialism or discovery, here are the stories behind 25 epic expeditions and the explorers that made them.
A hostile realm battered by titanic winds, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, is one of the most challenging climbing environments on Earth. Four hard-core climbers describe what it takes to tackle the unexplored peaks at the bottom of the world.
Anatoly Beloshchin is a Russian photographer who specializes in underwater shots. He has produced some exceptional images of cave diving around the world, as well as stunning shots of Antarctica and even submerged portraiture.