Jan 6th, 2009 · Parts of three remote and uninhabited Pacific island chains are being set aside by President Bush as national monuments. The preserves will be protected from oil and gas extraction and commercial fishing in what will be the largest marine conservation effort in history.
Jan 5th, 2009 · President Bush plans to designate three remote Pacific island chains as national monuments. The move will mark the largest marine conservation effort in history.
Dec 26th, 2008 · The pop-up book Birdscapes catalogues the calls of birds from all over the world, from Yellow-billed Loons on remote Arctic lakes to King Rails in southern swamps. Author Miyoko Chu of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology tells the stories behind how these bird songs were collected.
Dec 5th, 2008 · Once, only hit TV shows or cult favorites made it to DVD. Now you can spend serious money on lavishly packaged sets of everything from classics to meritless flops. NPR's pop-culture blogger helps aim the remote.
Nov 24th, 2008 · A surge of diamond mining in northern Canada aims to be a boon for the economy. Running a mining operation in the remote tundra region of the Northwest Territories is costly and challenging, but demand for conflict-free diamonds is high.
Nov 20th, 2008 · The teen vampire movie "Twilight" opens in theaters on Friday. The movie follows the best-selling series of romance-thriller novels, set in the small and rainy hamlet of Forks on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. Despite its remoteness, the town has become a pilgrimage destination for readers from around the world.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · Perched on a remote Spanish beach, the restaurant elBulli receives 2 million reservation requests for 8,000 spots each year. Now a new book from head chef Ferran Adria lets those people who couldn't get a reservation get a glimpse of elBulli.
Sep 12th, 2008 · Violence in remote parts of Bolivia is being felt across Latin America. Venezuela has expelled the U.S. ambassador, while Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and other countries seek to help restore order.