Nature & Wildlife
Pandemic Ponderings: 25 Phenomenal Facts about our Planet
Since 1970, the annual Earth Day has been a time for us to reflect on the beautiful planet, the third from the sun, that we call home.
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News & More
Climate Change: The Consequences of a Canceled Conference
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, planned to hold a Climate and Health Summit, set for February 14-16, 2017.
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News & More
No More Warnings: the Results of Climate Change Are Here
Close your eyes and picture a world with no more dire warnings about climate change and what will happen if we do nothing to stem its tide. Envision seeing no more graphs of the projected spread of CO2 emissions, illustrated by neon swirls.
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News & More
Last Chance to Travel to the North Pole on the most powerful nuclear ice-breaker on the planet
They say all good things must come to an end. Last week, the Russian ice-breaker 50 Years of Victory – the vessel NHA uses for its Voyage to the North Pole trip – announced that it will be retiring from operating passenger expeditions.
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Conservation
Sea Ice: Losing in the Arctic, but Gaining in the Antarctic
Cute, adorable animals are often used to garner support for environmental causes in places that are remote. After all, it’s hard to have concern for an area that is at the opposite end of the Earth from where you live and for which you have no plans to ever see.
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Antarctica & Arctic
Every Great Exploration Probably Began with a Laugh
Big dreams of exploration were not uncommon in the late 1800s and early 1900s. But one explorer may have taken such aspirations to the next level: in 1895, at a London conference on polar exploration, a Swedish engineer named Salomon August Andree declared his intention to reach the North Pole via hot-air balloon.