Polynesian Wayfinding
December 13, 2017
Polynesian wayfinders navigated the Pacific using the stars, planets, clouds and currents to guide them. This video explains how. WATCH.
Polynesian wayfinders navigated the Pacific using the stars, planets, clouds and currents to guide them. This video explains how. WATCH.
Watch as scientists survey the Pacific Ocean sea floor around the Channel Islands and discover the haunting skeletal remains of a whale. WATCH.
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Known as Big Jim, the billboard has survived the death of the sardine industry and multiple owners.
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