Orion Health Godzone Adventure Filmed for World Broadcast
Orion Health Godzone Adventure Filmed for Worldwide Broadcast New Zealand’s newest adventure race, the Orion Health GODZONE Adventure, being held over Easter 2012, has been chosen as one of six leading expedition races in the world to be filmed ...
Very rare 'supergiant' crustaceans netted
Scientists on an expedition to sample a deep-sea trench got a surprise when their traps brought back seven giant crustaceans glimpsed only a handful of times in human history.
Slidell High coach invited to race in South America
Slidell High coach Dustin Branton is one of 80 competitors from around the world going to South America for the 10th Patagonian Expedition Race.
Drilling Reaches Lake Vostok, Long Trapped Under Antarctic Ice Sheet
Scientists said Wednesday they had reached the waters of a lake that has been sealed off for millions of years.
Vladimir Putin receives a 'drink fit for dinosaurs'
Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin on Friday received the first sample of water from an underground lake in Antarctica that was hidden for an estimated 20 million years -- and joked that the water would be the perfect drink for a dinosaur.
Yukon Quest mushers from Russia, Norway racing dogs to learn, then to teach
FAIRBANKS — This year’s Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race will be a learning experience for rookies Joar Leifseth Ulsom, Nikolay Ettyne and Michael Telpin in more ways than one. The three are...
Chris heads to Chile for toughest test on planet
AN outdoors enthusiast is taking on the toughest challenge on the planet.
Drilling reaches lake long trapped under polar ice
In the coldest spot on the earth’s coldest continent, Russian scientists have reached a freshwater lake the size of Lake Ontario after spending a decade drilling through more than two miles of solid ice, the scientists said Wednesday.
VIDEO: Drilling reaches lake trapped under polar ice
It's the largest of more than 280 lakes under miles of ice