Topic: North Pole

This Day in Innovation

Today in 1958, the Nautilus, a nuclear-powered submarine, became the first vessel to cross the North Pole underwater.READ»

Feeling Fatigued? Real Entrepreneurs Keep Walking

Johnnie Walker Blended Scotch Whisky is doling out cash grants to ordinary people with extraordinary stamina and mettle. Find out why this company thinks now is an essential time to keep plodding on.READ»

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»

No Secrets

Can you keep a secret? Not if it's about leadership, judging by the raft of books exposing secrets of nearly everyone.READ»

The Social Networking of Penguins

This is not new news, as it's been reported by a few media resources and blogs already. But it's a new experience for me. Last night I discovered and enjoyed social networking for preteens in an environment known as Club Penguin, ...READ»

Desertification of Nebraska Not Enough to Convince Climate Change Deniers, Says Poll

The tipping point that turns skeptics into believers is nearly impossible to reach when it comes to global warming, according to a new study.READ»

Technology: Watch the Skies

In the Howard Hawks sci-fi classic about a UFO that lands in the open skies of the North Pole, reporter Ned "Scotty" Scott warns the audience, "Watch the skies, everywhere!" Open Skies of another sort is ...READ»

Where the Heck Is Svalbard?

Welcome to your newly relocated office: fully furnished with some of the widest Internet bandwidth available, one of the lowest tax rates on earth, and spectacular views of one of the largest areas of pristine wilderness in the world. (Note: Acceptance of this offer will mean working in total darkness for four months out of the year.)READ»

The Siberian Energy Rush

Global warming is opening up the Arctic Circle, and Russia would like to control its bounty of natural resources. An exclusive dispatch from the Yamal Peninsula, where reindeer give way to railroads and gas rigs every day.READ»

• Slideshow: How the Siberian Energy Rush Is Affecting the Nenets Tribe

Emirates Launches World's Longest Green Flight

Yesterday, Emirates Airlines launched what it calls the world's longest "green" flight -- a new service from Dubai to San Francisco that saves an estimated 2,000 gallons of fuel and 30,000 pounds of carbon emissions on the 16-hour ...READ»

New Frontiers to Explore

Face time with John Fahey.READ»

From Addiction to Apathy: The Five Stages of Foursquare Use

Foursquare, the smartphone app that gives you points and badges for "checking in" at clubs and convenience stores, is about to reach the one-million-user mark. That's a big deal. But it's also a reminder that, try as we might to ...READ»

Careers: Overhaul Your Job Postings

Last week a reader, Steve, responded to an issue I raised by drawing a parallel to the need for a better fax machine. Thanks, Steve. For a while I thought I was the only one who wondered why there hasn’t been one improvement to fax ...READ»

Live from Pop!Tech: Losing Books from the Library of Life

That's how Cary Fowler of the Global Crop Diversity Trust eloquently describes the ongoing extinction of agricultural crops. As the planet heats up, plants are facing a situation they haven't seen before. Between climate change and ...READ»

Unfortunately Named, the LG Viewty Smart GC900 Is Bound to Break

When the LG Viewty breaks, who will fix it? Don’t ask Santa’s elves, they’re techno-challenged. READ»

It's Not a Job, It's an Adventure!

Meet a new kind of Web geek. Randy Lagman, of Lands' End, is a virtual adventurer who has traded servers for snowshoes and hard drives for handguns. "The folks we work with are a different breed."READ»

It's Official: Apple Has Become the Man

When the subject of cool, innovative brands comes up, it's a dead cert Apple gets a mention in the first five minutes. It's iconic, makes beautiful products, and has a wow factor that most tech companies would give their eye teeth ...READ»

Under the Sea

The natural gas that powers buses and brings light to your home may come from Norway's Snøhvit field, which sets new standards for harvesting the riches of the deep. READ»

• Under the Sea
• Can Big Oil Become Big Green Energy?

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»

" I Can Only Compete Through My Crew."

Of all the environments for testing one's ability to be a leader, one of the toughest is the deck of a racing yacht, a place where Simon Walker has spent much of his adult life.READ»