Shipwreck Gold Found off U.S.—Worth $180,000,000?December 29, 2003 – Records indicate that the ship was carrying coins worth U.S. $400,000—a fortune at today's values.
Headliners: Adventure in 60 SecondsJuly 28, 2008 – A roundup of the latest adventure news, by Mindy Zacharjasz If you fall off that horse… keep on trying to row across the Pacific. At least that’s the strategy for Dutchman Ralph Tuijn, whose cross-Pacific Zeeman Ocean Challenge came to an end last week after two aborted attempts (which cost him his solo, non-stop goal)…
TsunamisAugust 04, 2010 – See photos of the destructive power of a tsunami—a giant wave caused by undersea earthquakes that can wipe out anything that didn't make it to higher ground.
David de Rothschild’s Plastic-Bottle Boat Approaches End of Voyage in AustraliaJuly 20, 2010 – By Greer Schott; Photograph by PLASTIKI When Adventure first reported on David de Rothschild’s 8,000-nautical mile voyage on his plastic-bottle boat in 2008, we wondered: Was his noble goal–to raise awareness about the Eastern Garbage Patch by the sailing from San Francisco to Sydney on a boat made of 12,500 recycled plastic bottles–too lofty to…
Solar Eclipse to Darken Easter Island SundayJuly 08, 2010 – The moon's shadow will envelop Easter Island on July 11 during a total solar eclipse, the first to cross the remote island in about 1,400 years. Video.
Strange Planet: Mexico’s Underwater Sculpture GardenOctober 13, 2010 – This is no ordinary reef. British artist Jason de Caires Taylor created these 400 sculptures from casts of real people, and he’s placed them on the ocean floor outside of Mexico’s Isla Mujeres National Marine Park. The work is called “The Silent Evolution,” and is part of the Museo Subacuatico de Arte (MUSA); its aim…
Where Currents Collide: The Marine Life of Vancouver IslandOctober 09, 2009 – Wild tides surge through the straits of Vancouver Island, yet marine life there grows up strong and beautiful. What makes abundant life possible in such a harsh environment?
Jenss Family Travels: Dodging PiratesApril 27, 2009 – Rainer Jenss and his family are currently on an around-the-world journey, and they’re blogging about their experiences for us at Intelligent Travel. Keep up with the Jensses by bookmarking their posts, and follow the boys’ Global Bros blog at National Geographic Kids. If you’ve been following this blog since we left on our around-the-world trip…
Green Hotel Wish ListAugust 10, 2007 – IT has a confession: All of this eco-travel research has just made us want to travel more. Lucky for Mother Earth, we can’t afford it. So when it’s pay day and time for a weekend getaway (or a week-long getaway to the Outback), we’ll have to consult our ever-growing (and eco-friendly!) wish list. Here are…
Perham, 17, Youngest to Solo Sail Around the WorldAugust 27, 2009 – It’s official. British teen Mike Perham is now the youngest person to sail solo around the world, swiping the crown from American Zac Sunderland, who completed his journey only a month ago. Perham clocked in at 17 years, 5 months, and 2 weeks old, besting Sunderland’s 17 years, 6 months, and 15 days old. However,…
Solo Sailor Abby Sunderland, 16, is OKJune 11, 2010 – It’s making international news: Solo sailor Abby Sunderland, 16, is not lost in the Southern Ocean. She is OK, though her boat took a beating in the heavy swells, and will be picked up by a French fishing boat soon. We’ll have more on this soon.
Psyching Up: Adventure Therapy on FilmFebruary 28, 2008 – The mountain is high, the ocean is wide, and that which does not kill us makes us stronger—at least according to Nietzsche, and to a spate of newly released documentaries that put this premise to the test. Everest: A Climb for Peace contrives to solve geopolitics through mountaineering as Israelis and Palestinians scale the peak…
Amelia, the movieJuly 22, 2009 – Text by Alyson Sheppard Perhaps the greatest adventure mystery of all time, the life and disappearance of American aviator Amelia Earhart, is coming to theaters in October 2009. The romanticized Amelia stars Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank as Earhart, the first woman to solo the Atlantic Ocean, who in a 1937 attempt to be the first…
You Know What They Say About Male Beetles With Long Horns…January 23, 2004 – Sometimes when you take a look at life on Earth, it seems like evolution might be able to produce anything you could ever imagine. Can a mammal become so adapted to swimming in the ocean that it never comes back on dry land? Check. Can a squid evolve eyes as big as dinner plates? Check. […]
Expedition Update: Olly Hicks Does Circles on Antarctic CircumnavigationFebruary 05, 2009 – Text by Tetsuhiko EndoFeeling like your job has got you stuck in a rut? At least you aren’t doing circles in the Southern Ocean like Olly Hicks, 26, who is 12 days into his attempt at the first rowing circumnavigation of Antarctica—and literally going backwards due to a strong headwind reports The Adventure Blog. This…
Adventure Photo Challenge: Sport Climbing Tonsai Beach, ThailandJune 26, 2009 – This photo was taken by Denver ADVENTURE fan Lori Debardelaben using a Canon Power Shot SX200IS. We in the edit office were pretty envious of the fun these folks were having as they climbed the limestone cliffs, plunging into the ocean below, as needed. Check in daily to see other featured reader photos in our…