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.
Weekend Warm-Up: Yak Life and Death, Insurance, and Butter Tea in Tibet
Welcome to the pastoral world of Norbu, Dolma, and...
Teen Arrested as Iconic UK Tree ‘Deliberately Felled’
Police in Northumbria, England today arrested a 16-year-old boy...
‘Hitler’ Bug Faces Extinction From Collectors. Help is Not on the Way
In a handful of obscure Slovenian caves, a blind...
Ancient Amazonians Made Infertile Jungle Rich With ‘Dark Earth’
Successful plant communities begin in the soil first —...
Supercontinent Will Kill Us All, Researchers Say
The climate will kill us, and the mechanism will...
Team ‘Disproves’ Da Vinci’s Rule of Trees — Or Does It?
Wales’ Bangor University recently claimed that a group of...
Deep-Sea ‘Hoofprints’ Came From This Elusive Creature
What made these "hoofprints" at the bottom of the...
Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Wet Lycra Nightmare’ Doesn’t Scare Cannon, Stroh
The stimulations of Wet Lycra Nightmare are subtle.
At least,...
Deadly Morocco Quake Re-Ignites Conjecture Over ‘Earthquake Lights’
Reports of flashing blue lights near Agadir, Morocco during...
‘Deep Learning’ Toilet, Cyborg Spiders Win 2023 Ig Nobel Prizes
The headliners of this year’s Ig Nobel science awards...
Record-Breaking Astronaut to Broadcast Live From Space
There’s an astronomical opportunity in store for space lovers...
Trapped Caver Mark Dickey Survives ‘Hell’ of an Ordeal
Mark Dickey has emerged from the Turkish cave that...
Evgeniy Glazunov Goes ‘Without Insurance’ on Bold Caucasus Solo
Russia’s Evgeniy Glazunov today reported a solo ascent in...
‘Only in Alaska’: Bush Plane Takes Off from Convenience Store
Only in Alaska! 😆pic.twitter.com/vLpCqtd9hQ
— Thenewarea51 (@thenewarea51) September 10, 2023
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Grizzly Bear Mauls Black Bear in Rare Footage — But Not Rare Event
Predatory encounters can take many shapes. One recent incident,...
Elaborate Rescue Continues for Caver Trapped 1,000m Down
Deep in the chambers of a renowned Turkish cave,...
Knife-Wielding Florida Man Arrested in Homemade Hamster Wheel
A repeat offender in a hamster wheel — is...
Plus-Size Primates: Study Finds Obese Humans Have Ample Company
Conventional wisdom says humans are “the fat primate.”
A new...
Strange Ocean ‘Beads’ Suggest Interstellar Origin
Nestled deep underwater off the coast of Papua New...
Justin Barbour Finishes First Leg of 3,800km Northern Journey
Northern explorer Justin Barbour recently reported the first major...
Weekend Warm-Up: Pride and Pointlessness in ‘Enchainment’
Climb to get records and capture fame, or climb...
Unprecedented: Over 9,000 Emperor Penguin Chicks Die from Sparse Sea Ice
Emperor penguins have experienced a disastrous breeding failure, Antarctic...