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Nature & Wildlife
Follow along with science journalist Susan Moran as she gets an earful from an elephant seal, learns to tell penguins apart, and takes an ocean swim — without a dry suit! — surrounded by floating chunks of ice off the Antarctic Peninsula.
Conservation
The statistics regarding a worldwide climate trend toward global warming and the resultant loss of biodiversity are alarming—and attention getting, to say the least. Most of us have heard the often-quoted statement that the planet’s polar bears could be gone by the year 2050.
Videos
When the nature series Planet Earth premiered on TV in the United States in 2007, it featured groundbreaking photography, such as this piece of film showing a great white shark catching a seal. This one-second event was made into a slow-motion, 40-second display of pure power, amazing grace and jaw-dropping excitement.
Travel Tips
Looking for a holiday gift for the adventure traveler in your life, or need some ideas for your own wish list to share with Santa? Start with these — innovative gadgets and gear that will enhance any explorer’s experience without breaking your bank.
Nature & Wildlife
“Black Friday,” “Cyber Monday” and “Small Business Saturday” may be over, but you probably still have some names to check off on your gift-giving list. Below are my picks for the top five nature DVDs of all time (at least up until this point).
Nature & Wildlife
Talk about something to make you smile on a Friday… Take a look at what happens when a young elk comes across an irresistible place to play!
Travel Tips
Traveling in natural settings — whether forests, mountains, beaches or canyons — isn’t just beautiful, it actually benefits your mind, body and spirit. Discover more about why travel among nature and wildlife is good therapy, as well as grand adventure.
News & More
“Wish you were here.” It’s the archetypal message on a picture postcard, sent from a friend or family member in some far-off holiday or vacation spot. In fact, the expression has become so cliché that you can now find postcards with the sentiment already preprinted.
Videos
We’re now beginning the end-of-the-year holidays, and you know what that means: crowds at the shopping mall, hordes at the airport and throngs at the theaters. Ever wish during certain times—such as the busy holiday season—you could just squash down and slip under a door, or slither through long lines and clothing racks?
Travel Tips
I’m writing this week from a place not many would associate with exciting destinations for adventure travel: Greater Los Angeles. My family and I are here to share Thanksgiving with relatives and see a few sights. But even the most mundane travels need not be without an infusion of adventure, I long ago discovered.
Travel Tales
It’s now the end of November, and soon we’ll be ushering in another new year. On December 31—as if everyone in the nation suddenly got a job at Houston’s Johnson Space Center—we’ll all begin counting backwards from 10.
Nature & Wildlife
If you’ve been watching National Geographic Channel’s “Great Migrations” documentary, you’re learning a lot about one of the most amazing phenomena in the natural realm. But there’s nothing like being there to witness migrating wildlife firsthand. We’ve got some suggestions for you!
