The people who settled Iceland had to be hardy and courageous. And they had to be creative, if only to find ways to pass the time during the long, dark Icelandic winter, when the sun disappears from the sky for much of the day. Indeed, ...
Icelanders harvest feathers from eider ducks Over the centuries, Iceland's human inhabitants, today more than 250,000 strong, have forged close ties to the island's wildlife. But the relationship has had its ups and downs. When settlers first arrived, for instance, Iceland was covered with stands ...
Online Resources We recommend the following Web sites for those interested in subjects presented on the program. All links are valid as of December 17, 1999. Iceland.org www.iceland.org News, information, and a host of links from the Embassy of Iceland in the United States. Geysir ...
Web Sites National Park Service: Death Valley National Park http://nps.gov/deva Find out more about the animals, plants, and environmental factors of this national park. Death Valley Forums http://www.death-valley.us Read news, articles, and forums about Death Valley's history, geology, climate, wildlife and points of interests. U.S. ...
Sixty-four million miles is a long commute for work -- and that's on a good day. So why travel to Mars to search for life on other planets, when the key to understanding it may be found here on Earth? NATURE's Life in Death Valley ...
Bears and humans tread common ground in NATURE's Walking with Giants: The Grizzlies of Siberia. Jutting into the North Pacific from Siberia, Kamchatka is a rugged peninsula of volcanic craters and steep valleys. While its impenetrability once made Kamchatka the perfect home of a notorious ...
It is with great sadness that I write this update to all of you. In May of 2003, Maureen and I arrived at our cabin in Kamchatka for our eighth year in the field, studying the bears chronicled in Walking with Giants. Rosie, Chico, and ...
It may be the most unusual -- and adventurous -- adoption ever attempted. In the spring of 1997, naturalist Charlie Russell and artist Maureen Enns became the proud foster parents of three rambunctious daughters. But these were no ordinary little girls: they were wild grizzly ...
