Articles related to "Aerial"

Aerial WWII photos from the Bridge Over the River Kwai, part of an invaluable Scottish photograph archive, are available online.

Find out what impact early aerial photography had on current aerial mapping technologies

Transportation of pollutants from the middle latitudes to the polar regions is a recognized phenomenon. ARCPAC will measure these pollutants of the arctic environment.

Catamount Ski Area, on the New York-Massachusetts border, has opened North America's largest forest adventure park, with a four-acre aerial ropes and zipline course.

Countless battles and bombing raids occurred during W.W.2. The16th October 2009 is the 70th anniversary of the 1st aerial attack on British territory by the Luftwaffe.

Canada uses high technology aircraft and satellite systems to detect, deter, and prosecute ship-source marine pollution.

Soaring 8,516 ft during its ten-minute ascent, The Palm Springs Aerial Tram offers visitors an alternative to the heat of the desert valley.

Three new aerial adventure parks opened in the Berkshires in 2009. Each is different; together, these canopy tours add to a wealth of family activities in the Berkshires.

Renaissance alchemists did more than try to make gold. One invented refrigeration and a submarine, all because of a substance found in barnyard dung.

For the New York-based performing group Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, tradition is something meant to be challenged, even as it's being celebrated.

Britain is digitising its broadcast TV network. This article compares several different ways of receiving broadcast TV to help viewers choose the right method.

Microorganisms floating in the air and clouds have been known for decades but are they passive passengers or active residents?

A definition of the word "flyway," used in discussions of bird migration.

An adventure travel tour in St. Lucia would not be complete without a zip-line tour through the rainforest. Two outfitters offer different courses and activities.

UFOs have intrigued humans for centuries. One of the first written accounts of UFO sightings is from the Egyptians between 1504-1450 B.C.

Most famous for his stunning aerial photos of the Earth, Yann Arthus-Bertrand turns to the cinema in his new environmental movie HOME, released on June 5.

Blazing across the sky, the Snowbirds have represented Canada's military with displays of dangerous and exacting aerial maneuvers

Although produced in limited quantity, the Henschel Hs-129 ground attack aircraft proved its quality as a durable and versatile heavy weapons platform.

Amid the political uproar of 2008 presidential campaign, issues surrounding wolf management by hunting in Alaska have been oversimplified on both sides of the argument.

Grand Canyon helicopter tours and airplane rides offer stunning aerial views of its craggy cliffs and multicolored mile-high walls.

Carriage and knowledge of visual distress signals can prevent an boating incident from becoming a tragedy. Boaters have a number of distress signals available to them.

Putting Christmas lights in tree branches, around tree trunks, and elsewhere can be easy and fun if you know how to do it. Some people even use "cherry-pickers."

This tall hemi-epiphyte, distinguished by curtains of aerial roots, is found in high altitude cloud forests.

Dragonflies and damselflies are counted all over the world. Distribution is uneven and depends on the presence of proper habitat and environmental factors.

A fly-in safari to a string of exclusive bush camps from the Caprivi Strip to the Okavango Delta has all the elements of African adventuring at its best.

Growing mangrove trees in a home aquarium or refugium is easy, fun and beneficial to your system if you follow these simple tips.

Canada announces a five-year, $61.5 million effort to improve the health of the ocean environment and economic well being of coastal communities.

This desert resort for retirees actually has lots of fun indoor and outdoor tourist attractions for children, too.

After more than a century of research, archaeologists at Angkor, once the capital of the mighty Khmer Empire, are still making new discoveries.

Altinium was abandoned in the fifth century AD to Attila the Hun. Its inhabitants became some of the earliest occupants of the Venetian lagoon

Two Brothers who owned a bycycle factory and were interested in flying machines as a hobby were the first to build a working airplane.

Choose from a selection of daring, adventurous or calm, but exotic birthday get-togethers that aren't been-there-done-that activities.

Tour the facilities, feel the sensations and visit the Alf Engen Ski Museum and Eccles Olympic Museum. Relive the Olympic experience in Park City, winter and summer.

Getting great sound doesn't have to cost a bundle

Whitsunday seaplanes and helicopter flights provide transport to regional attractions and island resorts, giving passengers panoramic views over the islands and reef.

Although most are aerial, many aphids cause plants to produce galls, produce external camouflage, or even go underground and spend the winter in ant burrows.

A television broadcast of the World Series at Candlestick Park in San Francisco quickly became a live news report of an earthquake.

A plant consists of a number of parts which constitute the whole plant; identifying each part provides a greater understanding of the function of the whole plant.

A new zipline park iin Charlemont, Massachusetts offers two courses. A planned third course is slated to be one of the longest and highest in the United States.

This World War II classic autobiography is newly revised and re-crafted. How the co-author avoided his suicide mission is among this war's most bizarre twists of fate.

Como, Maggiore, Garda, Orta, Iseo: each lake has its own charm and character. Find the right one for a romantic getaway, solo vacation or family holiday.

They plunge from the sky, sliding down the length of scarves and ropes, their bodies entwined, until they are suspended dangerously in mid-air.

Geoff Hatton, a British inventor, has designed & patented a genuine flying saucer. A ducted fan blows air over a bowl shape to generate lift. The military is interested.

This archetypal New Hampshire case received a lot of exposure, attracting believers, scientists, and skeptics after it happened. It's still controversial.

Kinosuke Takeda is little known in the English-speaking world, but he was one of Japan's pioneering TV puppeteers as well as a great traditional puppet artist.

The caves in the Viengzay district of Laos were home to up to 23,000 people during the Vietnam War when the USA subjected the people to intense bombing raids.

Germany's Luftwaffe assisted in the struggle to halt overwhelming Soviet armored formations through the deployment of innovative aerial anti-tank weapons

Rich in history and blessed with glorious weather, Palm Springs is a prime destination of travelers from all over the world.

Pipestem, nestled in the West Virginia mountains, offers a variety of activities for visitors. Golf, swimming, camping, fishing and amphitheater shows are popular events.

Skiers and boarders love Cannon Mountain Ski Area for the broad range of upper level trail experience on the historic mountain in Franconia Notch State Park.