science 07/11/2014 Bloodhound SSC team start desert tests The Bloodhound SSC team has begun testing in the South African desert in preparation for the car’s first attempt at the world land speed record in
science 21/10/2014 Jeremy Curl: Seeking prehistoric art in the Sahara Jeremy Curl has just returned to Europe after an epic voyage on foot through the Sahara desert in search of prehistoric art. The Anglo-Irish explorer
science 21/10/2014 Anders Sandberg : Explorer of the mind Not all explorers are hearty outdoors fanatics with a penchant for wild places and uncharted lands. Some, instead, are explorers of the intangible
science 20/10/2014 Divers use super-suit to recover ancient Greek treasures “Back to Antikythera” is the new marine research project organized by The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) in Massachusetts, in partnership
science 19/09/2014 Alex Bellini: ‘I’m going to live on an iceberg until it melts’ Italian adventurer Alex Bellini is going to live on an iceberg until it melts in one of the most unusual expeditions of modern times. He spoke to
science 01/08/2014 Caver Francesco Sauro explores mysterious Tepui table mountains Francesco Sauro is a modern day cave man, a daring speleologist who is never happier than when he’s deep underground exploring a new cave system
Austria 11/07/2014 Felix Baumgartner: The man who fell to Earth Interview Felix Baumgartner is the world’s most famous skydiver, a daring athlete and explorer of the extreme who jumped to Earth from the edge of
science 01/07/2014 Interview : ‘Polar adventurer Sarah McNair Landry’ Interview Sarah McNair Landry is a modern day polar adventurer and film-maker. At age 18 she became the youngest person ever to ski to the South
hi-tech 30/06/2014 Space balloon trips move closer In the US, World View Enterprises says it is a step closer to launching commercial balloon flights to the edge of space, having made a test flight to
hi-tech 27/06/2014 Helping humanoids to help humans Opinion Giorgio Metta is an explorer in the field of humanoid robotics. The Italian professor is best known for developing the iCub robot platform
science 03/06/2014 Exploring space will unlock the secrets of our planet Opinion – Jon McBride, former astronaut Jon McBride, former astronaut and ambassador for Kennedy Space Center It’s been thirty years since my
hi-tech 20/05/2014 Eco-marathon: extreme energy efficiency on the road The Shell Eco-marathon in Rotterdam challenges student teams from around the world to design, build and test ultra energy-efficient vehicles. This
science 13/05/2014 What will we discover when we switch the LHC back on? Opinion – Sarah Charley, Fermilab/CERN science writer Some of the greatest Explorers of our time spend their lives focused around a giant underground
space 24/04/2014 Time, toilets and tomatoes: Lucie looks back at ‘life on Mars’ Keeping track of time is one of the biggest challenges that French space scientist Lucie Poulet encountered during her four month adventure living
science 09/04/2014 Solar Impulse unveil new round-the-world solar aircraft A new solar-aircraft which is capable of flying around the world fuelled only by the Sun has been unveiled in Switzerland. Solar Impulse 2 has huge
science 08/04/2014 What can you hear down there? The Ocean's answer to Google Earth Marine life is increasingly suffering from man-made noise pollution, a situtation that is set to get worse in the years to come with the growth of
science 04/04/2014 ITER: How a new star will be born The ITER project is truly at the frontier of knowledge, a collective effort to explore the tantalising future of free, clean and inexhaustible energy
science 21/02/2014 SeaOrbiter set for construction The SeaOrbiter project which is headed by pioneering architect Jacques Rougerie stepped closer to reality after a crowd-funding initiative easily
science 21/02/2014 The desire for discovery Opinion – Dixie Dansercoer, Polar Explorer Dixie Dansercoer is one of the International Polar Guides Association’s only five Master Polar Guides and
futuris 10/02/2014 Beyond the subconscious We are only aware of about 10% of our brain activity, so scientists at a lab in Barcelona are working to increase that percentage. They hope to
