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way out in southwest North Dakota lies the Enchanted Highway, running north-south for 32 miles between the mega-cities of Regent and Gladstone.

At a depth of over two miles, liquid Lake Vostok has sat unseen for perhaps 35 million years.

A wooden sled sheathed with a metal bottom is the vehicle of choice. At the back end on the bottom, a one-use sheet of plastic is attached, and by leaning back and pulling on the rope attached to the front of the sled, you can reduce your contact point to nothing but this slick surface, achieving speeds of 50 to 60 mph!

Sharks have fairly salty interiors so they are at home in the ocean. Even the ones that dine on small fish prefer to keep to the ocean and avoid freshwater.

In 1900, sponge divers off the Greek island of Antikythera found a strange clockwork-like mechanism made of bronze in the wreck of an ancient ship.

There are scores of different New Years observations and celebrations around the world – this is but a very short list.

The North Pole may seem remote to us nowadays, but back before anyone had been there, it might as well have been on the moon.

Unlike the melting of the tundra in faraway Alaska, Glacier National Park is a highly visible and closer-to-home example that our world is changing rapidly.

Deepsea drilling rigs poke holes in the sediment under the ocean to find oil and gas, but there is another trove of treasure that has long been known, and only recently targeted.