The Greek government has decided to build an Olympic rowing center on the ancient Athenian battle site of Marathon in the western Schinias marsh. Conservation groups are fighting for the protection of the site before the 2004 Olympics in Athens kick off.
As a young man, David Western spent four years herding cattle and goats with red-robed Masai tribesmen in the Kenyan bush. There, he found something remarkable: Contrary to conventional conservation wisdom, cattle grazing fertilized the land and improved species diversity.
A 42-year-old record may fall this summer when two British balloonists attempt to shatter the world-altitude mark for manned balloon flight. Andy Elson and Colin Prescot are waiting for a weather window during which they hope to pilot the QuinetiQ 1 to 132,000 feet (40,000 meters)—the very edge of space.
Archaeologists are trading in their trowels for ground-penetrating radar and remote-sensing robots, while underwater explorers have added multi-beam sonar and real-time video to their arsenal of tools. The new technology is transforming the field of archaeology.
A massive river-drainage project in five South American countries has stirred international debate about the environmental impact. The survival of the continent's second-largest river system may be at stake. Environmentalists are challenging proponents of the project.
Erik Weihenmeyer reached the top of the world; but he never caught even a glimpse of the famous view. He is the only blind person to stand on Everest's peak. Tom Foreman talks with Weihenmeyer about the challenges and rewards of reaching the top, sans vision.
World attention focused on Loch Ness and its legendary monster this month when the fossil of a giant sea creature was found in its murky waters. But scientists now say the discovery was almost certainly a hoax.
In 1938, at the peak of his career, Seabiscuit was the biggest newspaper story in the United States, receiving more column inches than President Roosevelt or Adolf Hitler. But as the popularity of horse racing waned, so did Seabiscuit's fame—until a 2001 best-seller hit bookstores.
Jean-Michel Cousteau and the Ocean Futures Society expedition team of 22 are in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands en route to Kure. Along the way, they find a plethora of litter along the reefs and shorelines.
Murder and rape, guns smuggling and blood diamonds, the abduction and use of child soldiers, alleged terrorism ties and prison escapes—the rap sheet on
Liberia's flamboyant president, Charles Taylor, reads like a gangster crime bio.
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the spotlight has burned brightly on the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The crime-fighting organization has opened its doors to National Geographic filmmakers for an unprecedented look at its innermost workings. Includes a photo gallery of images taken from Inside the FBI.
It's a world of whispered secrets, hidden alliances, and sudden betrayals that can mean the difference between military success and failure. And no one knows that world better than the spies of the Cold War. Oleg Kalugin was one of them. Inside Base Camp's Tom Foreman interviews Kalugin about his past career.
Though a two-million-mile (3.2-million-kilometer) network of dirt tracks crisscrossed the United States at the turn of the 20th century, a car trip across the country spelled disaster. In 1903, three teams finally succeeded. To mark the centennial, car buffs have hit the road. This year, it's a race to be authentic.
After spending five days with his arm pinned beneath a 800-pound (360-kilogram) boulder, backcountry canyon explorer Aron Ralston cut off his hand with a pocketknife and hiked to safety. Had Ralston followed basic rules of backcountry safety, the tragedy might have been avoided.
Amid growing concerns over the ecological impact of fish farming in Scotland, a massive increase in cultivated cod production is planned. Opponents of the industry claim cod farming will add to coastal pollution and further threaten salmon and sea trout populations.
