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.
Inside a Powerful Ancient Man’s Tomb: Dozens of Human Sacrifices
A newly discovered tomb in Panama contains a fortune...
Herders Struggle to Survive Deadly Mongolian ‘Dzud’ Winter
Herders in Mongolia are undergoing an unusually harsh winter...
Weekend Warm-Up: Modern-Day Gaucho Bucks Cowboy Tropes
The trope of the solitary man covers almost all...
Magnet Fisherman Hauls Rare Viking Sword From English River
Any angler will tell you, you never know what...
Found: World’s Oldest Forest, Which Changed Life Forever
If you were hiking through the world’s oldest forest,...
Breakthrough Draws ‘De-Extinction’ of Mammoth Nearer
Colossal Biosciences announced yesterday that it has created cells...
Slightly Stale: Turkish Loaf Ranks Among World’s Oldest Bread
Ever eat day-old bread? Try 3,147,760-day-old bread.
That's what food...
Our Lost Human Ancestors, Closer to Us Than Neanderthals
When archaeologists recovered a human finger bone fragment from...
Shark-Eating Orcas Strike Again in First Confirmed Solo Kill
If you’re a shark in Indian Ocean coastal waters...
Weekend Warm-Up: Social Ignorance, Super 8 Mastery in ‘Mountain of Storms’
If you’re hooked from the tight 15-second intro to...
Blue Whale Back on Top as Heaviest Animal Ever
Last year, the Blue Planet’s heaviest ever animal lost...
Paleo Cosplay? Archaeologist Tests Homemade Neolithic Gear in Scandinavia
Experimental archaeologist Markus Klek is having a blast walking...
Resourceful Solo Skier Aces Iceland Winter Crossing
Along with one distinctive Led Zeppelin song, the ravaging...
Miracle Discovery: Three Tiny New Moons Found Orbiting Uranus, Neptune
How hard would it be to spot an object...
1,800 Years Later, Ancient Greek Druggist’s Pharmacopoeia Won’t Die
There’s something to be said for traditional medicine. And...
Aussies Crush 3,000km Record on New Zealand’s Proudest Trail
Attention, Kiwis: your unsupported land speed record just got...
First Kiss: Smooching Began 1,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Leave it to a couple of doctoral candidates on...
Weekend Warm-Up: Restored Footage Shows Shackleton’s Ship in its Icy Death Throes
Is it just me, or is it physically possible...
Alpinists Snag Tenuous First Winter Ascent of ‘Scream of the Butterfly’
Purchase was desperate and margins were razor-thin for three...
Hidden Undersea Mountains off Chile Hold 100+ New Species
Many have pointed out that we know less about...
‘Odysseus’ Becomes First Privately Built Spacecraft to Land on Moon
Just days after a SpaceX rocket blasted off toward...
Wild, Touching — and Even Funny: Best Underwater Photographs of 2024
Marine photographers from all over the planet submitted to...