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How Dave MacLeod’s Precision Unlocks the Most Severe Climbs
On E9, margins can get pretty thin (to state...
One Dead, 23 Missing After Hippo Hits Boat in Malawi
Tragedy struck Malawi on Monday, when a hippopotamus collided...
Dozens of New Moons Found — Saturn Retakes Title For Most Followers
After a complex, years-long game of connect-the-celestial-dots, astronomers announced...
Does Soap Attract Mosquitoes? Depends on the Soap (and Skin), Study Says
About a lifetime ago, I worked on a trail...
The Pamir Trail: A New Central Asian Trekking Gem Is In the Works
The Central Asian country of Tajikistan covers 142,326 square...
Largest Cosmic Explosion Ever: ‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before’
Light from a fireball 100 times the size of...
Third Time Lucky: Modern Humans Only Colonized Europe on Their Third Try
One of anthropology's most enduring controversies is how exactly...
Skier Posts Footage of Death-Defying, 300-Meter Fall
If you’ve ever hiked Highland Bowl in Aspen, Colo....
An Outback Vacation? Lost Australian Woman Survives 5 Days on Wine
With just a few more provisions, Lillian Ip might...
Watch Seb Bouin Climb America’s First 5.15c (9b+), ‘Suprême Jumbo Love’
Some claim sport climbing is lame. Seb Bouin, Chris...
For the Triassic’s Flying Lizards, Link to the Air Remains Missing
Pterosaurs — the family of avian dinosaurs that included...
Two Climbers Missing on the Moose’s Tooth in Alaska
Two climbers skied in to the Moose’s Tooth earlier...
DNA ‘Time Travel’: Elk Pendant Absorbed Woman’s Genes 20,000 Years Ago
Just by touching an object — we can leave...
Coffee, Heat, and Culture Shock: One Woman’s Cycling Journey Across Saudi Arabia
When Madeline Hoffmann loaded up her second-hand bicycle and...
Typical Ondra: Sends Three Climbs 8b+ or Harder in One Day, World Goes ‘Meh’
It's a testament to Adam Ondra's dominance of elite-level...
The Real Death Star: Astronomers Watch Red Giant Consume Planet
Even at the scale of the cosmos, nature remains...
Remains of one of America’s First Colonists Found in Maryland
It’s always been hard to say just who first...
Pair Finish 2,800Km Expedition Along the Entire Length of Quebec
Simon-Pierre Goneau and Samuel Lalande-Markon have completed their winter...
Weekend Warm-up: 50 Years of Solitude For ‘The Outsider’
How much do we really want solitude?
It's not a...