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The Greatest Diving Sites in the World

The vertiginous void of the Great Blue Hole offers divers the feeling of facing off with the edge of the world
March 28, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Will Matt Rutherford be First to Circumnavigate the Americas Solo?

"Basically, I either fail and everyone thinks I'm crazy, or I succeed and I'm a hero," says the sailor, who is on the homestretch of a nearly one-year journey
March 15, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Wildflower Hunting in the California Desert

March is the traditional time to view the fab flora in Joshua Tree National Park
March 15, 2012 | By Susan Spano

New Zealand: What’s Hot and What’s Not

From Stewart Island in the far south to the Surville Cliffs in the far north, New Zealand is a country almost as geographically diverse as the United States
March 01, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

The World Will Be Wonderful In The Year 2000!

The secret formula for predicting a fantastical yet credible future
February 29, 2012 | By Matt Novak

1970s Children Draw Robot Presidents and Nuclear Apocalypse

Kids predict the darndest things
February 23, 2012 | By Matt Novak

Halfway to the Bottom of the Earth: The Catlins

To see this place on a globe, home of the world's southernmost tapas reastaurant, one must lift it upward to expose the underbelly of the planet
February 23, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

The Super Bowl’s Love Affair With Jetpacks

Thankfully, this Super Bowl spectacle never had a wardrobe malfunction
February 03, 2012 | By Matt Novak

What to Look for on the Train Ride From New York to Washington

Sure, the view along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor has its share of grime. But there are also sights that'll make you want to put away your smart phone
February 02, 2012 | By Susan Spano

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The Mystique of Route 66

Foreign tourists and local preservationists are bringing stretches of the storied roadway back to life
February 2012 | By David Lamb

L.A.’s Answer to the Yellow Brick Road

A group including the actor Jack Nicholson has tried to get Dirt Mulholland on the National Register of Historic Places
January 30, 2012 | By Susan Spano

Sunday Funnies Blast Off Into the Space Age

When Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus met President Kennedy in 1962, JFK told him, "The only science I ever learned was from your comic strip."
January 27, 2012 | By Matt Novak

The World’s First “Carphone”

Meet the 1920 radio enthusiast who had the foresight to invent the annoying habit of talking on the phone while in the car.
January 25, 2012 | By Matt Novak

Cruise Ship Disaster Arouses Concerns, Memory

The Genoa-based Costa cruise line, owner of the stricken Concordia, has had troubles before
January 20, 2012 | By Susan Spano

Catch and Release: A Wicked Game?

Without doubt, fishing is an effective means of bringing people to the water's edge, their eyes open and hearts thumping, to admire the ecosystem and consider the value in preserving it
January 19, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Hunting Trout in Haunting Waters

Andrew was sullen, silent and soaked to the skin after spending eight hours in the rain standing in a river waving a stick
January 17, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Trade Your Trouble for a Bubble

Sightseeing across the country in an atomic-powered "pleasure ball"
January 13, 2012 | By Matt Novak

Moving Sidewalks Before The Jetsons

The public's fascination with the concept of "movable pavement" extends back more than 130 years
January 11, 2012 | By Matt Novak

Mobsters Tremble Before the Crime-Fighting, Red Flying Gondola

Science-fiction pioneer Hugo Gernsback predicted that, as long as police officers were stuck on terra firma, criminals always would have the edge
January 06, 2012 | By Matt Novak

Into New Zealand’s Strange Waters and Prehistoric Forests

The absence of native mammals, aside from bats and pinnipeds, gives the impression that New Zealand is still in the age of dinosaurs
January 05, 2012 | By Alastair Bland


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