Bluefin Tuna Sells for $396,000
A single bluefin tuna weighing 754 pounds has been sold for $396,000. This amount set the new record for most expensive fish. The price paid for the fish equals over $520 per pound. At some restaurants...
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Sierra Club has 300 Ways to Get Outdoors
Make that more than 300. Sierra Club, the environmental group, has announced a new list of "epic adventures" for 2011. Maybe it's time you stopped making plans to see the great outdoors, and actually...
View Article5 Ways We Harm Trees (and Simple Alternatives to Protect Them)
Seasons of camping, hiking, cottaging, and enjoying nature from sun up to sun down come year around, and when the sun gets to be a little too warm, trees offer some much-needed shade. However, while...
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China Bans Animal Circuses; How About the Rest of the World?
China announced a ban on animal circuses this week—all 300 state-owned ones of them. It's a huge step for animals, considering how they're treated at circuses—and in zoos—not only in China but around...
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Endangered Whooping Cranes Make Multi-State Journey Before They're Shot and...
Here's an adventure story with a deadly twist. There are about 570 whooping cranes left in the world. A group of five recently were sent out on migration, to learn from older cranes and find suitable...
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The 4-Hour Staycation: Crazy Short, Insanely Refreshing
I know that what I'm about to say is going to sound entirely spoiled because well, it is. For the past three years I've managed to make a warm winter escape by both work (hosting yoga retreats or...
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4 Tips to Planning a Sabbatical and Traveling the Globe
We all dream about it. Sitting at our desks, twiddling our thumbs, and dreaming of lands far and wide. Envisioning ourselves dropping it all to circle the globe. We won't be gone forever, unless one of...
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Snake River Salmon Make 'Great Migration' of 900 Miles, But Are Going Belly...
Snake River salmon are a "wow" species. They spawn by making a journey of 900 miles, to altitudes of 7,000 feet in the northwestern United States. No other salmon species on Earth goes higher or...
View ArticleThe Most Expensive Yacht in the World: It's a City on Water
It's 508 feet long and built to mimic the streets of Monaco. This $1.1 billion yacht will become the most expensive in the world. While it's just in the design stages, to call the boat lavish is a...
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Dead Roaches, Bug Bites & Crusty Sheets: TripAdvisor's 10 Dirtiest Hotels
I think we all have one of those hotel horror stories to share. Am I right? Mine was a childhood road trip to Nashville, Tennessee with my parents. On a tight budget, a classically cheap motel was...
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Polar Bear Swims 426 Miles and Other Staggering Animal Treks
You've probably heard about the polar bear who swam more than 400 miles over a continuous nine-day stretch. She was looking for ice, and although polar bears regularly swim long distances between ice...
View ArticleEagles Believed Extinct Found in Belize
Several Harpy eagles have been discovered in Belizes Maya Mountains for the first time in 60 years. The eagles were believed extinct in the country, due to habitat loss and overhunting. This is...
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Amazing Sea Urchins Released To Battle Invasive Coral Weeds
Let's call this the underwater version of getting a goat to keep your grass trimmed. Scientists at a Hawaii research center are breeding native sea urchins to do battle with an invasive seaweed that's...
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Eyes On The Road: Death By GPS Becoming Too Common
There's such a thing as relying too much on technology. Searching Google for information or printing out an online map before a trip is one thing. But what about relying solely on a little electronic...
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Endangered Right Whale Dies from Fishing Rope - But Nothing Being Done to...
A female right whale—there are only 300-400 of them left in the world—turned up dead last week. It had fishing rope stuck in its mouth. The Montreal Gazette reports that marine biologists had spotted...
View ArticleOver $3 Million Given to Restore Titanic Ferry for 100th Anniversary
Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff, most famous for its construction of the RMS Titanic, is rekindling its ties to the ill-fated ocean liner with a $3 million project to restore the Nomadic, the ferry...
View ArticleNew Airline Fees in 2011 and How to Avoid Them
It seems that more than ever, airline fees will become the norm for much of our nation's air travel. It means shelling out more dough than ever before if you're not careful. Whether it's the price of...
View ArticleSites We Like: Green Traveler Guides (Goes Prime Time)
A site called Green Traveler Guides just became the first green travel website to have its content syndicated by the Reuters news service, which specializes in international fare. That means content...
View ArticleEndangered Turtles Saved from Fishery
An agreement between environmental groups and the federal government should protect endangered Pacific loggerhead turtles from the swordfishing industry. Last year 46 endangered Pacific loggerhead...
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Peru's Lake Titicaca Frogs Are Still Made Into Soup, But They're Making a...
The preferred sound here is "ribbit," rather than "croak." The critically endangered Lake Titicaca Frog recently made a major leap forward. Frogs in captivity in their native country of Peru have laid...
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