Diving 1000M Deep In Antarctica [video]

15 Female Explorers You Should Know

From mental_floss –

You’ve heard of Christopher Columbus, Lawrence of Arabia, and Lewis and Clark. But do you know the incredible accomplishments of Gertrude Bell, Osa Johnson, or Valentina Tereshkova? In the female sect of explorers, there are heiresses, socialites, rebels, and cross-dressers. But the one thing they share beyond their sex is an intrepid spirit that thirsts for adventure.

Read about all 15 HERE.

 

The Future is Ours [video]

Top Predictions For The Year 2112

The BBC polled their readers about their predictions for life in the year 2112. They picked the best ones and had 2 experts review the likelihood of each of them becoming reality in 100 years. Very interesting article. Read it HERE.

Inflatable Tower To Space – Possible Now

Canadian scientists think that an inflatable tower to space can be built today. I have my doubts.

Discovery reported –

July 2, 2009 — An inflatable tower nine miles tall and tethered to a mountain top could cut the cost to launch spacecraft, reduce the need for geostationary communications satellites, and improve cell phone signals. “This structure could be made of commercially available materials,” said Brendan Quine, who, along with Raj Seth and George Zhu at York University in Toronto, Canada, wrote an article detailing their tower in the journal Acta Astronautica. Continue reading.