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No Going Back: Why Dolphins and Whales Will Never Return to Land

If you're going to commit to something, commit all...
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Male Spider Mites Flay Frisky Females Before Mating

Nature is metal, as the saying goes. But it's...
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Otter Chaos! Fuzzy Fiend Terrorizes Santa Cruz Surfers

There's a ferocious creature haunting the shoreline of Santa...
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Honnold, Caldwell Ride For 3,000Km In ‘Biggest Adventure’ Yet

This article was originally published on GearJunkie. If you know...
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New Study Busts Enduring Myths About Hunter-Gatherer Gender Roles

Imagine a hunter-gatherer society of 10,000 years ago. What...
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Weekend Warm-Up: A Bicycle That Works…Without Wheels?

This article was originally published on GearJunkie. Can a bike...
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Fruit on Pizza? Ancient Pompeiians Weigh In

A fresco recently unearthed at an archaeological site at...
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Video: World’s Hardest Ice Climb

This article was originally published on GearJunkie. At a normal...
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Video Suggests Octopuses Have Nightmares About Predator Attacks

It's one of the oldest and most frustrating questions...
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Alex Honnold Links Six Granite Spires in Washington in One Day

Say what you will about Alex Honnold — the...
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Two Fatal Falls in the Tatras

Mozgasvilag and Magas-Tatra magazines have reported two recent fatalities...
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Bali May Ban Climbing, Hiking Because of Bad Tourist Behavior

The governor of Bali has announced the immediate closure...
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World’s Deadliest Spider Can Alter Lethality of Venom

Funnel-web spiders aren't just the most venomous arachnids in...
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Scientists Find Novel Method for Intergalactic Communication

Broadcasting a steady radio signal across the galaxy is...
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Retired Teacher Discovers Ancient Elephant Graveyard in Florida

Retired chemistry teacher Dean Warner was volunteering at a...

New Insights into Australia’s Ancient Humans

The planet’s first Australians lived on a continent wholly...
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Weekend Warm-Up: Afghan Women Take Up Climbing

What does climbing mean when you've lost your country,...
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New Moon Discovered Orbiting Earth

Why should Saturn and Jupiter have all the new...
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Job Offer: Work in the Post Office on Penguin-Rich South Georgia

One of the great things about the phrase "penguin-rich"...
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Last Photos of Murder Victims in Brazil Found on Recovered Phone

Indigenous activists have recovered a phone belonging to Dom...
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Christophe Profit Found Guilty of Removing Safety Gear From Mont Blanc

When career alpinist Christophe Profit removed safety equipment from...
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Medieval Minstrel Beats Monty Python to ‘Killer Rabbit’ Sketch by 500 Years

In late-medieval England, itinerant minstrels wandered from high halls...

The Black Death First Came to England 4,000 Years Ago

Think the Black Death first invaded England in 1348?...
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Weekend Warm-Up: Findlay’s Tin Foil Tactics For Dangerous Climbing

Muy Caliente! is dangerous and terribly hard. On a...

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