Less than 1 percent of the world's population has a college degree. Less than 1 percent of the world's population has traveled around the world. We are lucky to be part of this 1%.
There are 6.8 billion people on Earth but only 2000 white tigers in the wild in India. Ecologists think they will be extinct in a generation or two.
Our planet thrives on volcanic activity that regulates the Earth's core temperature, permitting life. New islands are popping up in the Pacific Ocean in a straight line northwest of the Hawaiian chain.
Laysan albatross, native to Hawaii, can stay aloft two years at a time without flapping their wings by taking advantage of air currents. This seabird mates once every two years, producing only one egg and stays on land long enough to raise the chicks. It feeds on fish and scraps from passing ships. There are 24 species of albatross, and only four are in the northern Hemisphere.
The depth of the ocean beneath us today was 15,854 feet. The air temperature was 64 Fahrenheit degrees, slightly cooler than the water at 68 degrees. It is estimated that each voyager is using 58 gallons of water a day. Luckily, the Explorer produces its own water by desalination.
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