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  • Bob Ballard
    Bob Ballard: BiographiesRobert Ballard was born in Kansas, but grew up in San Diego, California, where a childhood fascination with tidal pools and marine life led him to study marine geology. In 1962, when he was only 19 years old, his father, a missile scientist at North American Aviation, helped him get a job at the...
  • Star Gates
    Star Gates: BlogsArchaeoastronomy is one of those sciences in which there are few true practitioners.  They’re about as numerous as paleobotonists and ecophysiologists. Archaeoastronomy is just not one of those sciences people gravitate toward. Have you ever heard a kid, a normal kid, say they want to be an...
  • Domeier
    Domeier: InterviewsQ&A with Dr. DomeierQ: How long did it take to organise this expedition? How was this tagging programme developed?A. This expedition was a very long time in the making. I had been making plans to capture and lift great whites out of the water for two years prior to seeing a picture of Chris...
  • Alien Wind
    Alien Wind: FactsStorms on Jupiter have raged for hundreds of years. One of its storms, known as “the Great Red Spot,” is two times the size of the Earth and has been churning for over 300 years. The spot turns at over 500 kilometres per hour, twice the speed of a category 5 hurricane, but the power source of...
  • Cosmic Fire
    Cosmic Fire: FactsThe sun’s corona sizzles at 2 million degrees Celsius while the sun  itself burns at only 6,000 degrees Celsius. Why the corona burns hotter  remains a scientific mystery. One of the best times to study the  sun’s corona is when the sun is hidden from view during a solar  eclipse.The longest...
  • World’s Worst Weather
    World’s Worst Weather: FactsWorst Weather on Earth:Hurricane-force winds blow more than 100 days a year on top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire, U.S.A. Strongest Gust of Wind:The world’s record for strongest gust of wind, a bruising 407 kilometres per hour, was recorded at Barrow Island, Australia, April 1996.  Most...
  • ANCIENT SECRETS: THE SPHINX
    ANCIENT SECRETS: THE SPHINX: BiographiesHawass is the Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities and is a leading authority on Old Kingdom Egypt.  He has directed many excavations on the Giza Plateau and published numerous books on ancient Egypt including The Secrets of the Sphinx: Restoration Past and Present.Mark...
  • CHRIS RAINIER
    CHRIS RAINIER: BiographiesChris Rainier is considered one of the leading documentary photographers working today. His mysterious images of sacred places and indigenous peoples of the planet have been seen in the leading publications of the day including: Time, Life, National Geographic publications, Outside, Condé Nast...
  • BRIAN SKERRY
    BRIAN SKERRY: BiographiesBrian Skerry is a photojournalist specialising in marine wildlife and underwater environments. Since 1998 he has been an assignment photographer for National Geographic Magazine covering a wide range of subjects and stories.An award-winning photographer, Brian is praised worldwide for his ...
  • Yeti Facts
    Yeti Facts: FactsThe search for the Yeti dates back as early as 326 BC and continues today. Learn more about the elusive creature.The search to find the Yeti can be traced back to the time of Alexander the Great, who in 326 BC set out to conquer the Indus Valley. Having heard stories of the Yeti he demanded to...
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