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Return of the Looted Treasures     Five cardboard boxes showed up at the Geographic one morning. Their contents: priceless Maya artifacts to be returned to Mesoamerica. Get the story and eye treasures long locked away from public view. From Looted Treasures @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/treasures/index.html

Titanic's lost sister     Interview with explorer Robert Ballard, essay on the possibility of an unsinkable ship, Hot Science exercise 'Camera Overboard', and additional links. From NOVA Online/Titanic's Lost Sister http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/titanic/

Polar energy     Polar Science. Hot stories from the frozen poles. In October, 1997, a big group of polar researchers deliberately froze a good, working ship into the Arctic ice pack, and then left it for a year to drift with the slow-moving polar ice cap. From Breaking the ice http://whyfiles.org/061polar/

Andes Expedition: Searching for Inca Secrets     Virtual autopsy of the ice maiden that was killed five hundred years ago as a sacrifice to the gods in the Inca empire. The maiden's body preserved remarkably well. There is also a description of the expedition to the Andes led by Johan Reinhard, aimed to discover more Inca religious sites. Attractive graphics, but limited content. From Andes @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/andes/index.html

Ballard and the Black Sea     The search for Noah's flood. Almost every culture on Earth includes an ancient flood story. Details vary, but the basic plot is the same: Deluge kills all but a lucky few. From Black Sea @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/blacksea/

Lords of Copan     Monuments and tombs erected by the rulers of one of the great Maya cities. Come face-to-face with the Red Lady, and esteemed Maya noble. From Lords of Copan @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/copan/index.html

At the Tomb of Tutankhamen     Opening of the royal Egyptian sepulcher of Tutankhamen which contained the most remarkable funeral treasures. The account is given in the form of diary of the witnesses, which actually has appeared in the National Geographic earlier. Site also contains a list of resources about Egypt history. Limited content. From At the Tomb of Tutankhamen @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/index.html

Everest: Measure of a Mountain     Scientists and climbers are using the global positioning system (GPS) and radar to measure the height of Mount Everest. Learn about the body's reaction to heights and read the latest dispatches from people trying to climb the highest mountain in the world. From Everest @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/everest/index.html

Kaikoura     Join an international team of scientists as they probe New Zealand's Kaikoura Canyon in an effort at spotting the elusive giant squid. From Kaikoura @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kaikoura/index.html

Forbidden territory     Stanley and Livingstone's magnificent trip to Africa. Learn about their discoveries and view the slides of Africa that Livingstone was the first to take. From Forbidden Territory @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lantern/index.html

Ice Treasures of the Inca     Climb Peru's Mount Ampato following the path of the ancient Inca in a re-creation of an actual expedition that took place in 1995. The site is done mostly in a narrative text format. From Ice Treasures of the Inca @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mummy/index.html

Everest the Search for Mallory and Irvine     Follow an actual expedition to Mt. Everest, and look for evidence that two British climbers could have reached the highest point thirty years prior to Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, who are known to hold the honor since 1953. Contains narration and interviews with experts. Poorly organized. From NOVA Online | Lost on Everest http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/

Hawaii: Born of Fire     Be next to an active volcano. Also learn what makes Hawaii a place where exists such a tremendous number of species. From NOVA Online/Hawaii- Born of Fire http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hawaii/

Lost at Sea - the Search for Longitude     Sea navigation was one of the thorniest problems of the 1700s. It was solved, at last, by an unlikely person - an obscure English clockmaker named John Harrison. Find out what some of the leading thinkers of today believe to be our greatest challenge, and why the basis for navigating - then as now - all depends on knowing what time it is. From NOVA Online | Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/

Bomb squad     Bomb disposal units are increasingly relying on robots to take over the dangerous task of finding and defusing bombs. But robots are also taking an other hazardous duties, and their capabilities are evolving rapidly. What might they be capable of in the next century? Take a trip into the world of robots. From NOVA Online | Bomb Squad http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/robots/

Treasures of the Sunken City     In 1995, French archaeologist Jean Yves Empereur and his team discovered the Pharos lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The fabled lighthouse was underwater, just offshore from the modern city of Alexandria in Egypt. Find out what high-tech tools Empereur uses to map these ancient monuments, explore a piece of the map yourself, and learn what other treasures have since been discovered. From NOVA Online | Treasures of the Sunken City http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sunken/

Theban Mapping Project     Explore the History of Thebes, one of the riches archaeological sites on Earth located in Egypt. Tour the principal monuments in Theban Sites. Get ready to fly across the Theban landscape and see the Theban Necroposis in Virtual Reality through QTVR. From Theban Mapping Project http://www.kv5.com/intro.html

Return to Midway     Titanic's discoverer, Bob Ballard, is diving deeper than ever to find the lost ships of World War II's Battle of Midway. Blueprints, personal recollections, and field dispatches let you in on the hunt. From Midway @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/midway/index.html

1768 - the Voyage of the Endeavour     Engaging but brief site. Captain Cook's first voyage around the world on the Endeavour (1743-1820). Priceless scientific specimens and exquisite works of natural history art are on display. Extensively animated, requires Flash and QuickTimeVR. From Voyages of discovery, The Natural History Museum, London http://www.nhm.ac.uk/interactive/VRendeavour/index.htm

Antarctica: terra incognita     The history of expeditions to Antarctica, remarkable stories of hardship, courage and determination. A look at the last ownerless continent and an analysis of the treaty which aims to keep it that way. From OneWorld Magazine - ANTARCTICA: TERRA INCOGNITA http://www.oneworldmagazine.org/focus/southpole/

Strange Science     The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology. A collection of misguided attempts to explain natural history, including honest and dishonest mistakes about dinosaurs, mammals, sea monsters and prehistoric beasts. Includes a timeline of important events, biographies of early scientists and artists, and references. From Strange Science: The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology http://www.strangescience.net/