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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...
Webb Telescope Finds Water Vapor Around Distant Planet
In the search for extraterrestrial life, a little moisture...
Couple Finds World-Class Fossil Trove in Welsh Field
What to do if you're a paleontology power couple...
‘Blood From The Stone’: After 21 Years, Alaskan Mega-Route Finally Repeated
It's difficult to overstate the magnitude of this one.
A...
Pop Culture-Savvy Scientists Cheer Discovery of New Undersea Vents
It's tempting to poke gentle fun at a group...
Does the Tasmanian Tiger Still Exist? It’s a Long Shot
Researchers say the Tasmanian tiger — also called the...
With ‘Moonlight Mile,’ Climbers Send New Line on a Melting Mountain
It’s tough for a climber to catch the southwest...