In the distant and icy waters of the Arctic swim titans that have outlived eras, wars, and discoveries. Some of them were already fully grown when Herman Melville was writing his great ode to obsession and tragedy — the novel Moby-Dick. And yes, a few of them still carry 19th-century harpoons in…
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The colossal squid, a mysterious creature lurking in the Antarctic abyss, has finally made a cameo, a cohort of scientists say. You may have heard of the giant squid, which is famous from mariners’ legends and for its epic battles with sperm whales…
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Few people have ever lived a life that reads like a novel. But Yuri Senkevich didn’t just live one — he seemed to leap between the pages of many. Space medicine pioneer. Antarctic explorer. Atlantic sailor. And above all, the face of Soviet adventure, who brought the world into millions of homes when traveling abroad was only a dream….
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Cave diving is always an exhilarating sport. It might seem crazy to want to explore a submerged, underground world, where running out of air means almost certain death. But exploring underwater caves is incredibly exciting. It satisfies the urge to explore the unknown…
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“Hashima is more than just an island. It’s an allegory of Japan’s industrial era, where labor and harsh conditions blend with the spirit of survival.”…
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In the frozen desert of the Arctic, where icy storms rage and nature itself wages war on anyone who dares enter its realm, Georgy Ushakov began his battle. Not for glory, not for gold, but for knowledge, for his country, for his people—and to erase the last white spots from the map…
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The flying ability of the albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) provided the inspiration for designing sophisticated aircraft capable of efficient flight. With its dynamic soaring method of flight, this 3.7-meter wingspan is capable of flying thousands of kilometers without flapping its wings at all. It is not surprising that the…
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Known as “The Gathering Place,” Oahu, surely lives up to its name as it offers so much to draw the attention of a large number of visitors each year. Home for one million people (over two-thirds population of United State of Hawaii), it is the third largest Hawaiian island rich in diversity, culture, and fusion…
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Imagine an ocean where today’s mighty orcas would be nothing more than an easy meal. Scientists have uncovered evidence that around 130 million years ago, prehistoric marine reptiles ruled the seas of what is now Colombia. These ancient giants were so powerful that they would have overshadowed even the deadliest predators of the modern ocean…
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In June 1913, the 129-foot Karluk, a former Aleutian whaling ship, embarked on a bold Canadian expedition to survey the northern coast of Canada. Departing from British Columbia, the Karluk aimed to navigate the waters north of Alaska and rendezvous with another vessel, the Alaska, at Herschel Island, near the Alaska-Canada border…
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Nestled in the unforgiving Arctic expanse, Wrangel Island stands defiantly against the Siberian coastline, braving the relentless Arctic tempests of the East Siberian and Chukchi Seas. Enveloped in ice for the majority of the year and battered by ferocious cyclonic winds, this remote outpost is not just a haven for the last…
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