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New First Ascent on the Grandes Jorasses
It took two attempts, but climbers Giuseppe Vidoni, Richard...
Ghisolfi Claims ‘Excalibur,’ Suggests It’s Now Italy’s Hardest Route
After prolonged anticipation among rock climbing devotees and fanboys,...
Jupiter Retakes Lead as Planet With the Most Known Moons
Well, it appears that Jupiter has once again outpaced...
Scientists Find World’s Oldest, Best-Preserved Vertebrate Brain
Inside the marble-sized skull of 319 million-year-old fish, scientists...
Alex Honnold Wraps Up Antarctica With What He Calls ‘Actual Rock Climbing’
Warning: The following photos may infect you with an...
Neanderthals Hunted Giant Elephants, Lived in Large Groups
When Neanderthals were first discovered in Germany in 1856,...
Dog-and-Pony Show: Vikings Brought Domesticated Animals Along on British Conquests
Picture the effort and inconvenience of traveling with a...
How Did the Ancient Egyptians Make Mummies? Through Global Trade
These days, we tend to use the word globalization...
What Was the Strange Blue Whirlpool in the Sky Over Hawaii?
Something strange happened in the skies above Hawaii on...
Larger Than the Average Bear: A 2Km-Wide Bear Face on Mars
For centuries, mankind has pondered if there might be...
A 2,800km Bike-and-Ski Traverse of the Entire Length of Quebec
On Feb. 1, Simon-Pierre Goneau and Samuel Lalande-Markon will...
Newly Discovered ‘Duck’ Dinosaur Had Over 400 Teeth
Even after millions of years, the diversity of dinosaurs...
Seb Bouin Climbs Some Of Portugal’s Toughest Routes — Then Sends Harder FA
Judging from the latest videos from Seb Bouin's time...
Winnie-the-Peek-a-Boo: Colorado Bear Poses for 100s of Selfies on Camera Trap
When Boulder, Colorado's Open Space and Mountain Parks team...
British Antarctic Station Has Front Row Seat to Giant Iceberg Calving
For the second time in two years, an enormous...
Weekend Warm-Up: The Final Season of Chamonix’s Oldest Refuge
For those who feel the romantic allure of living...
Vintage Photos of Polar Exploration — In Living Color
It's easy for many historical purists to dismiss the...
Supernova Fireworks: ‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This,’ Says Astronomer
Nearly a millennia ago, Chinese and Japanese astronomers saw...
Primate Ancestors Lived in High Arctic 52M Years Ago
Researchers have discovered evidence of the first known primate...