Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson takes any writing assignments he can talk his way into while intermittently traveling the American West and Mexico in search of margaritas — er, adventure. He parlayed a decade of roving trade work into a life of fair-weather rock climbing and truck dwelling before (to his parents' evident relief) finding a way to put his BA in English to use. Sam loves animals, sleeping outdoors, campfire refreshments and a good story.
a yak

Weekend Warm-Up: Yak Life and Death, Insurance, and Butter Tea in Tibet

Welcome to the pastoral world of Norbu, Dolma, and...
a fallen tree over hadrian's wall

Teen Arrested as Iconic UK Tree ‘Deliberately Felled’

Police in Northumbria, England today arrested a 16-year-old boy...
A blonde-colored, eyeless beetle

‘Hitler’ Bug Faces Extinction From Collectors. Help is Not on the Way

In a handful of obscure Slovenian caves, a blind...
a circular amazon village

Ancient Amazonians Made Infertile Jungle Rich With ‘Dark Earth’

Successful plant communities begin in the soil first —...
a cracked landscape beneath a bright sun

Supercontinent Will Kill Us All, Researchers Say

The climate will kill us, and the mechanism will...
leonardo da vinci's rule of trees notebook

Team ‘Disproves’ Da Vinci’s Rule of Trees — Or Does It?

Wales’ Bangor University recently claimed that a group of...
An image of an underwater "hoofprint"

Deep-Sea ‘Hoofprints’ Came From This Elusive Creature

What made these "hoofprints" at the bottom of the...
a climber pulls a big roof move

Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Wet Lycra Nightmare’ Doesn’t Scare Cannon, Stroh

The stimulations of Wet Lycra Nightmare are subtle. At least,...
a black and white photo of a moon crater

What the Dark Side of the Moon Looks Like

If you’re attached to the inscrutability of the dark...
cougar at night

Watch a Big Cat Invade a Sheep Pen

Few have seen big cats hunt at night because,...
a blue flash lights up the night sky beyond Agadir, Morocco

Deadly Morocco Quake Re-Ignites Conjecture Over ‘Earthquake Lights’

Reports of flashing blue lights near Agadir, Morocco during...
a robot handing a human a roll of toilet paper in the style of the creation of adam

‘Deep Learning’ Toilet, Cyborg Spiders Win 2023 Ig Nobel Prizes

The headliners of this year’s Ig Nobel science awards...
nasa astronaut frank rubio

Record-Breaking Astronaut to Broadcast Live From Space

There’s an astronomical opportunity in store for space lovers...
rescued caver mark dickey

Trapped Caver Mark Dickey Survives ‘Hell’ of an Ordeal

Mark Dickey has emerged from the Turkish cave that...
evgeniy glazunov looking down from near a mountain summit

Evgeniy Glazunov Goes ‘Without Insurance’ on Bold Caucasus Solo

Russia’s Evgeniy Glazunov today reported a solo ascent in...
A bush plane on an Alaskan road

‘Only in Alaska’: Bush Plane Takes Off from Convenience Store

Only in Alaska! 😆pic.twitter.com/vLpCqtd9hQ — Thenewarea51 (@thenewarea51) September 10, 2023 Takeaways...
a grizzly bear mauls a black bear

Grizzly Bear Mauls Black Bear in Rare Footage — But Not Rare Event

Predatory encounters can take many shapes. One recent incident,...
mark dickey, caver, wearing a helmet with his name on it

Elaborate Rescue Continues for Caver Trapped 1,000m Down

Deep in the chambers of a renowned Turkish cave,...
a hamster wheel vessel resting on a beach

Knife-Wielding Florida Man Arrested in Homemade Hamster Wheel

A repeat offender in a hamster wheel — is...
a fat monkey

Plus-Size Primates: Study Finds Obese Humans Have Ample Company

Conventional wisdom says humans are “the fat primate.” A new...
electron microscope image of a three-noded object

Strange Ocean ‘Beads’ Suggest Interstellar Origin

Nestled deep underwater off the coast of Papua New...
a man and a dog travel up a wild river in a canoe

Justin Barbour Finishes First Leg of 3,800km Northern Journey

Northern explorer Justin Barbour recently reported the first major...
a man resting on a mountain against a gray sky

Weekend Warm-Up: Pride and Pointlessness in ‘Enchainment’

Climb to get records and capture fame, or climb...
two adult emperor penguins standing on sea ice with a chick in between

Unprecedented: Over 9,000 Emperor Penguin Chicks Die from Sparse Sea Ice

Emperor penguins have experienced a disastrous breeding failure, Antarctic...

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