Bluefin Tuna 101: Bluefin Tuna 101Biology, Ecology, Economics, and PoliticsBy Patrick J. KigerTo understand the bluefin tuna and its precarious ecological predicament—and why its woes are maddeningly complicated to solve—really requires looking at the aquatic giant from multiple angles. Here's a diverse view of Thunnus...
Seafood Crisis: Time for a Sea Change: Seafood Crisis: Time for a Sea ChangeBy Paul GreenbergRepublished from the pages of National Geographic magazineJust before dawn a seafood summit convenes near Honolulu Harbor. As two dozen or so buyers enter the United Fishing Agency warehouse, they don winter parkas over their aloha shirts to blunt the chill of the refrigeration....
Erin Ryder (The ‘Skeliever’) – Tech Supervisor & Executive Producer: BiographiesLara Croft. Amelia Earhart. Dana Scully. Whether in fiction or nonfiction, there are few hard-hitting, tough-as-nails females as fearless as Erin Ryder, or Ryder, as she prefers to be called. Her unique perspective, competitive nature and determination to undercover the truth have taken her...
Boone Smith: BiographyBOONE SMITH is a big cat wrangler who has spent 20 years catching a total of nearly 500 cougars and pumas in Chile, California, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Colorado and collaring or marking more than 150 of them. A fourth-generation tracker and houndman raised on a cattle ranch in southeast...
Q&A WITH ACTOR JESSE JOHNSON “John Wilkes Booth”: InterviewsQ: What was it about John Wilkes Booth that drew you to the role?This character is its own history lesson. While I was in Europe working on another project, I picked up some books on John Wilkes Booth and started doing my research. I was immediately fascinated by the richness and complexity of...
Area 51 Facts And Secrets: FactsWith all the secrecy shrouding Area 51, it's time for some light to be shed. Learn more about the nicknames, entertainment, food, spy planes, and rumors surrounding this infamous site.
The name ‘Area 51’ derives from its marking on 1950’s Nevada Test Site maps. Today, the official...
MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG: BiographiesMarina OswaldMichelle Trachtenberg's acting career spans more than 25 years, whose earliest works include "All My Children", "The Adventures of Pete and Pete" and starring roles in Paramount's "Harriet The Spy," Disney's "Ice Princess" and as the role of ‘Penny’ in Disney's "Inspector...
Innovations Aboard the ISS: Innovations AboardThe Space Station's Innovations in Research and TechnologyBy Patrick J. Kiger A few years ago, NASA contemplated a daunting dilemma. If an astronaut went on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station to fix some equipment and was somehow injured in the process, how would he or she be...
Daily Life in Space: Daily Life in SpaceA Look at Day-to-Day Life Aboard the Space StationBy Sasha IngberOrbiting 240 miles from the surface of Earth, day-to-day life aboard the International Space Station is often a mystery to terrestrials. The station is a faint glimmer that appears in the sky for a few minutes at a time—if you...
5 Places in Canada You Shouldn’t Miss Out On, Eh: 5 Places in Canada You Shouldn’t Miss Out OnIf you like to travel around and discover new places, this article might be just what you need.Canada stands out not only for maple syrup, polite people or moose—the real beauty of Canada lies in its diverse and spectacular territory. 90 percent of the Earth’s land between 60 and 75 degrees...