Topic: Antarctica

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Freeze: The Antarctic Treaty Turns 50

On the first of December 1959, 12 nations signed a pact freezing territorial claims and banning military activity in Antarctica. It isn't human-free (29 nations have research stations there, and 11 people have been born on the continent), but it remains remarkably untouched. Here's a tour.READ»

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Leader on the Edge

World-renowned explorer Robert Swan is the first person ever to walk to both the North and South Poles. Now he's teaching businesspeople about leadership under life-and-death conditions.READ»

Aloha in Antarctica

When the National Science Foundation began a search for a firm to build a new research station in Antarctica, it passed over a handful of Alaska-based companies, turning instead to an architect in a more unorthodox locale. The NSF ...READ»

Six Ways to Slow Down Smart

How do people accustomed to life in the fast lane handle slower times -- and prepare for the next cycle of growth? Grab a cup of decaf and read through this advice.READ»

Six Ways to Slow Down Smart

How do people accustomed to life in the fast lane handle slower times -- and prepare for the next cycle of growth? Grab a cup of decaf and read through this advice.READ»

Six Ways to Slow Down Smart

How do people accustomed to life in the fast lane handle slower times -- and prepare for the next cycle of growth? Grab a cup of decaf and read through this advice.READ»

Six Ways to Slow Down Smart

How do people accustomed to life in the fast lane handle slower times -- and prepare for the next cycle of growth? Grab a cup of decaf and read through this advice.READ»

40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Forty years to the day after astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin made their giant leap for mankind, that first moon landing stands as a monument to human innovation. Of course, hoax theories still abound: one claims ...READ»

Xtreme Power's 20-Year Battery Works Even After Being Machine-Gunned

Watch out, Duracell. Xtreme Power may have you beat on the durability front with its PowerCell battery, a cheap dry-cell battery that lasts up to 20 years and keeps working after a machine gun blasts it repeatedly. The fiberglass ...READ»

New Frontiers to Explore

Face time with John Fahey.READ»

Between the Lines

The stories behind this issue's stories.READ»

A Bear Market for Courage

Each month this year, Fast Company has celebrated 10 years of publication by reviewing and updating one of our favorite editions from our first decade.READ»

Social Capital: The Inventor of the e-Book

In Ray Bradbury's 1953 futuristic classic, Fahrenheit 451, fireman Guy Montague discovers that the only safe place for a book is in the minds of its readers. Thankfully, Mark Hart has a different vision of the future. Since 1971, ...READ»

Fast Talk: Kiwi Fashion

Designer Karen Walker on what it takes to start a global brand on the far side of the moon.READ»

The California Academy of Sciences Delivers a Sustainable Message With Sustainable Exhibition Design

The popular new San Francisco museum presents a range of environmentally-themed exhibits using environmentally-appropriate exhibit design by local firm Volume.READ»

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On Thin Ice

After a history-making, 94-day trek across Antarctica, Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen faced the toughest challenge of their journey: finding the courage to surrender.READ»

Social Networks Are More Than Networking

Social networks, there's a lot of them out there and you're being invited to participate in new ones every day. There's MySpace, FaceBook, LinkedIn. There's eCademy, Plaxo, Ning, Bebo, Friendster. Jaiku, Orkut, Tumblr, and moore ...READ»

How to Get the Job of Your Dreams

It's a feat few people ever accomplish. Here are some suggestions from those who have -- a designer, a professional video gamer, a stand-up comedian, a musical producer/performer, and an adventure columnist. READ»

10 Things You Always Wanted To Know About Money

(and can't afford not to ask)



What are your chances of being audited? Could the economy function without bank machines? What's the one stock investment that you should have made when you were young? We answer 10 questions -- some serious, some lighthearted, all eye-opening -- about the stuff that makes the world go round.READ»