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How to Watch the Lyrids, Earth’s Ancient Meteor Shower, This Weekend

The Lyrids have been visiting Earth every year since...
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Dinosaur Worm: Weird ‘Tully Monster’ Had No Bones

For some, there’s little doubt the so-called “Tully monster”...
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‘New Fear Unlocked’: POV of Skiing Into a Crevasse

Looking for today's dose of "Holy crap?" Well, look no...
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New Maps Capture All Of Mars in Stunning Detail

In 1911, readers of The New York Times were...
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Watch: Pete Whittaker & Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll Team Up In Patagonia

As I watched the highly enjoyable new film This...
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Mont Blanc’s Lethal Season Continues: Two Die On Classic Ski Route

After two recent tragedies on Mont Blanc, the mountain...
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Will Steger Attempts Another Solo Arctic Expedition

Just two years shy of his 80th birthday, Will...
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170,000 Years Ago, Early Humans Were Eating Giant Snails

The "slow food" movement has been happening for much...
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Lost Dog Ventures Across Bering Strait to Safety — 240Km Away

A month on the sea ice in the Bering...
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Weekend Warm-Up: Two Decades of Siberian Solitude

What causes someone to retreat from society? It's an...
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‘I Didn’t Want to Leave’: Woman Spends 500 Days Alone In Cave

Beatriz Flamini might be the Michael Jordan of living...
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Dane Jackson Paddles Absolutely Crazy Stretch of Waterfalls

For kayakers, the Santo Domingo Gorge in Mexico is...
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‘Disoriented’ Hikers High on Magic Mushrooms Rescued in UK’s Lake District

Talk about a bad trip. A group of hikers in...
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Tiny, Ultra-Bright Star Breaks the Laws of Physics

There's a neutron star out there that — if...
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New Route on Gigantic Face of Alaska’s Mount Dickey

In an expedition worthy of the state they call...
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Medieval Astronomers Shed Light on Thousand-Year-Old Volcanic Eruptions

Close observers of the moon in the 12th and...
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Small Snakes Can Cartwheel Away From Predators

You’d have to be a much better acrobat than...
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Sled Dogs and Sunsets: a Year in the Life of Sarah McNair-Landry

Sarah McNair-Landry is a household name in arctic adventure....
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Steve McClure Clings, Fights, Scraps for Wild Send on ‘Le Voyage’ (E10 7a)

Steve McClure hunts joy on terrifying climbs. From GreatNess to...
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From Westeros to the Far North: New Study Expands Dire Wolf’s Range

Nerds of all stripes — be they casual Game...
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Prized Seb Bouin Line Sees First Repeat by This Quirky Climber

What’s the word for Lucien Martinez’s mental approach to...
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Weekend Warm-Up: Handmade Kayaks From ‘A Thousand Hands Ago’

"The inhabitants of the Aleutian Islands lived more or...
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The Longest Straight Lines That Don’t Touch Any Roads

...And other hidden adventures found by amateur cartographers. The term...

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