Ed Stump: Going Swimming In Antarctica By Accident And On Purpose (PHOTOS)

I heard a muffled swoosh, and a soft, but urgent, "Ed." When I looked around, there was Harriet, up to her armpits in water, leaning out of a large hole in the ice.

Ice jams forming on Bulkley River

The Regional District of Bulkley Nechako has issued a public notice saying that ice jams have formed on the Bulkley River.

Vanishing Trades In Singapore

By Winifred Tan[Information and photos courtesy of National Museum of Singapore and National Heritage Board]The last living vestiges of yesteryear, traditional peddlers are now slowly but surely disappearing from our streets as we continue the relentless march towards commercialism and modernity. Despite the humble and informal nature of their work, it is important for us to remember that these ...

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Suspended in ice

Everything's frozen but the wind atop Mount Washington Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio, map):  A Day at the Mount Washington Observatory Suspenders. I'm standing among rocks encrusted in thick rime ice on the tallest peak in New England, the wind whipping against my body, and I can see the Atlantic Ocean in the distance. Turning around, I spy distant lakes (Winnipesauke and Sebago ...