Claire Gibson

Water conservation measures are currently in place at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park due to breaks in the Transcanyon Pipeline. Replacing the pipeline requires a more than $200 million investment in infrastructure without disrupting archaeology and ecology.

Summertime near the South Pole is still chillingly cold. Yet, every year, a group of scientists and polar explorers make their way to the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Their goal is to gather data on tiny life that thrives where few things can survive.