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‘Deep Learning’ Toilet, Cyborg Spiders Win 2023 Ig Nobel Prizes
The headliners of this year’s Ig Nobel science awards...
Scientists May Have Found an Antidote to the Death Cap Mushroom
Mushrooms are fascinating. They might taste like chicken, expand...
Ancient ‘Zombie’ Viruses Revived From Siberian Permafrost
If you're tired of scientists stoking fear about deadly...
After Everest, How Do Climbers Get Home From Nepal?
For climbers and the few remaining trekkers, fleeing Nepal...
Everest: One Dead, Another Evacuated on Russian Team
The Russian 7 Summits Club Expedition, led by Alex...
Everest: COVID Parties and Summit Pushes
While the COVID-19 outbreak ravages both Everest Base Camp...
Everest: China and Some South Side Teams Cancel Over COVID Fears
Something is very wrong at Everest Base Camp. The...
How Stranded Foreigners are Getting Out of Nepal
About 150 climbers have summited Everest in the last...
Everest Summits, Dhaulagiri Evacuations, and More
The first wave of Everest summits occurred today without...
A “Chinese Wall” on the Summit of Everest — What is it About?
Mountains marking the borders between two countries may unite...
Dhaulagiri: Summit Push Aborted, COVID Rampaging, Tension in BC
These days, we should be reporting on a summit...
Everest: Mingma G Begins Fast, No-O2 Summit Push
Mingma Gyange, aka Mingma G, is unstoppable this year....
Dhaulagiri: Climbers Near Camp 2, Lavaud Tests Positive for COVID
Early today, a small group of climbers set off...
Everest and Dhaulagiri Dilemma: Get Up or Get Out?
Teams at Everest and Dhaulagiri are currently focused on...
COVID Spreads on Dhaulagiri and the Khumbu, Nepal Closed
The pandemic has roared back into Nepal, both in...
