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Karsten Heuer: A Conservationist and Adventurer Leaves on His Own Terms
Karsten Heuer — an accomplished Canadian biologist, conservationist, author,...
Here Are the 2024 Banff Mountain Film Festival Winners
The Banff Mountain Film Festival is the crème de...
Astronomers Observe Enormous Plasma Jets Blasting From Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have spotted two giant plasma jets streaming from...
Pigeon Missiles and Breathing Through Your Anus: The 2024 Ig Nobel Prize
From stuffing pigeons into missiles to discovering that animals...
Golden Eagle Killed After String of Attacks in Norway
In an extremely unusual situation, a golden eagle was...
World’s Rarest Whale Found Dead on New Zealand Beach
When a medium-sized cetacean resembling a dolphin washed up...
Utah Hikers Found Dead as Record Temps Roil American West
A father and daughter perished from the heat while...
Deep Investigation Reveals Startling Details of OceanGate ‘Titan’ Disaster
When embattled deep-sea tourism startup OceanGate lost its only...
World’s Oldest Cave Art Found in Indonesia
Scientists have discovered a painting of three human figures...
U.S. Tourist Dies in Zambia Elephant Attack, Second This Year
An elephant encounter in Zambia resulted in the death...
What is Going On? Monolith Appears Outside Vegas, One of 200 Worldwide
On Gass Peak, just north of the valley where...
Rogue Waves Are Getting More Frequent. Here’s Why
It's an oft-quoted fact that we know less about...
Treasure from the Deep: Deep-Sea Anglerfish Washes Ashore in Oregon
There's rare, and then there's deep-sea anglerfish rare. Only...
Alex Honnold Demolishes El Cap Solo Speed Record
The world’s only Oscar-winning free soloist is at it...
Mapping Human Migration Across Australia’s Lost ‘Atlantis’
Given Australia's gigantic scale and wild nature, archaeological research...
Pilot Dick Rutan, First to Fly Around Earth Without Refueling, Dies at 85
Famed pilot Richard “Dick” Rutan has died. Rutan earned...
What’s Forming This Giant Hole in the Antarctic Sea Ice? Scientists Finally Know
Every now and then for the last 50 years,...
Orangutan Seen Healing Own Wound with Plants, in World First
For the first time, an animal has been observed...
