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WINGS’ Flag Carrier Robin Bell finds surprises in Antarctic Ice

Imagine biting into a piece of cake with a thick layer of frosting at the bottom instead of at the top. Robin Bell and here team of scientists have found a similar scenario in at the bottom of Antarctic ice sheets...

Edie Widder returns to TED

Edie Widder will once again spark the minds and imaginations of people around the world with her insights on rediscovering the wonder of our waters at TED2011: The Rediscovery of Wonder. She's also contributing her efforts to Sylvia Earle's Mission Blue project, as part of her remarkable commitment to advocating for and protecting our oceans...

Update from Turkey: Cycling Silk Expedition

Turkey, at least the thin strip of the country we’ve been biking, is made like its tea only served cold: steep, intensely dark and concentrated, with a lot of water poured on top. The Black Sea region is infamous among cyclists for the kind of short steep hills that tie knots in your lungs, knots that slacken slightly...

Colder Temps in the US and Warmer Temps in the Arctic?

While snow fell in the American Deep South, severe storms battered the East Coast, and International Falls, MN, set a new temperature record low on January 21, the northern regions of the United States and southern Canada experienced above-normal temperatures...

WINGS Co-Founder Honored

Milbry Polk named the 2011 Anne Morrow Lindbergh Awardee for “outstanding individual achievement, a spirit of initiative, and work that exemplifies great dedication toward making positive contributions to our world”...

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