Bennu the Asteroid – July 10, 2019

Bennu the Asteroid – July 10, 2019

Bennu the Asteroid – July 10, 2019 Bennu is a carbonaceous asteroid that was discovered on September 11, 1999. It is a potentially hazardous object that has a 1-in-2700 chance of impacting Earth between the years 2175 and 2199. Bennu is the target of...
Solar Eclipse – July 3, 2019

Solar Eclipse – July 3, 2019

Solar Eclipse – July 3, 2019   We’re down in Montevideo, Uruguay at the moment and our visit overlapped with a solar eclipse. In Montevideo, it was a partial eclipse (95%) and the maximum coverage occurred right around sunset. Did you know that during...
Travel with Purpose: A Field Guide to Voluntourism

Travel with Purpose: A Field Guide to Voluntourism

Travel with Purpose: A Field Guide to Voluntourism Imagine yourself in a schoolroom in one of the most remote regions of one of the most hard-to-reach countries on earth. Nepal. The Lower Mustang region to be exact. To reach it takes a 14-hour flight from New York to...
The World’s Most Adventurous Women

The World’s Most Adventurous Women

The World’s Most Adventurous Women 2019 Meet the new adventure icons. From rock climber and mountaineer Emily Harrington scaling massive caves in China to big-wave surfer Maya Gabeira staring down a 68-foot wave in Portugal, here are 17 of the most adventurous...