Exploration

From the way we create to the way we drive to the tiny particles that exist all around us, every day is new by virtue of what we're creating, learning, and…

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If you love history, this interactive collection of old maps is for you

The world of cartography is at your fingertips with Old Maps Online.

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Paper maps aren’t dead, but this digital map app is an innovation for off-road explorers

Digital maps are incorporating the terrain, trail, and land-use details that were once the domain of paper versions.

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The Deep Sea Six

Meet the ocean explorers diving deep into our planet's mysteries

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At 81, this record-breaking diver isn’t done exploring the ocean's depths

At 81, Sylvia Earle isn't done exploring the ocean's depths

Science And Technology

Here's what's inside the modern explorer’s survival kit

How to build your own survival kit

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How to build a DIY replica of Galileo's telescope

Stargaze like Galileo with a DIY replica

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How to photograph the night sky on a phone

Photograph the night sky on your smartphone with zero fuzzy blobs

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How to make a sextant from random junk

Make a sextant from junk

a potted plant with tomatoes growing out of it and the words how to build a diy garden you can bring on the road

Watering Raised Garden Beds

Diy Self Watering Planter

Easy Gardening Hacks

Self Watering Containers

Build a DIY garden you can bring on the road

A DIY road-ready garden

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In photos: the unseen aircraft that carry planes, tanks, and soldiers

To carry its bulk through the sky, the C-17 Globemaster III relies on four Pratt & Whitney F117 engines to generate 40,400 pounds of thrust. Each 7,100-pound engine, like the one pictured here, stretches nearly the length of a Honda Civic and, at its widest point, measures about 7 feet across.

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In photos: the unseen aircraft that carry planes, tanks, and soldiers

This is the main cargo hold of Boeing’s Dreamlifter -- all 65,000 cubic feet of it.

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In photos: the unseen aircraft that carry planes, tanks, and soldiers

Behold the hollow belly of the largest airplane in the U.S. Air Force. The C-5M Super Galaxy is Lockheed Martin’s latest version of its C-5, first flown in 1968.