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Crystal Skulls: Before Indiana Jones, There Was the Mitchell-Hedges Skull, and Others
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Melting Antarctic Ice Could Unleash Over 100 Hidden Volcanoes
The rapidly melting Antarctic ice sheet could trigger the...
Week-Long Climbing Trend Spreads to Aconcagua
Moeses Fiamoncini and Dario Libano of Brazil climbed Aconcagua...
Avalanches End Winter Annapurna Expedition
Two avalanches struck Annapurna yesterday between Camp 2 and...
Murder Near the North Pole: The Death of Ross Marvin
In 1909, a young American, Ross Marvin, was helping...
Most 8,000m Winter Hopefuls Go Home; Only Makalu, Some Annapurna Climbers Remain
As Nepal celebrated the third anniversary of their team's...
Antarctic Update 2024-25: The Season Nears Its End
Youngmi Kim's supported island crossing is nearing its finish....
Local Climbers Notch New Routes in Patagonia
Patagonia is humming with climbing teams that are exploiting...
Her Plane Disintegrated in Mid-Air, and That Was the Easy Part: How This Teen Survived An Impossible Ordeal
It was the day after Christmas 1971, and Juliane...
A Strange Island Keeps Appearing, Disappearing in the Caspian Sea
In 1863, a Russian paleontologist and mining engineer made...
Meet a New, Bigger, and Even More Venomous Australian Spider
Australia has a reputation for venomous wildlife, particularly spiders....
Watch and Hear This Meteorite Land in Canadian Man’s Yard
"It landed right between my legs, where I [had...
Do NOT Bring an InReach or Other Satellite Device to India
In the last few weeks, several trekkers have been...
Famous Fossil a Forgery? These Scientists Think It’s Possible
When phosphate miners in Morocco accidentally uncovered a fossil...
The Mysterious Mad Gasser of Mattoon (and What We Can Learn From Him)
Fictional mystery stories are nice and tidy — all...
Hege Victoria Halts South Pole Speed Record Attempt
With less than 100km to go, Hege Victoria has...
Ancient Magician’s Tomb Discovered in Egypt
Archaeologists have unearthed a 4,000-year-old tomb in Saqqara, Egypt...
