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Scientists Discover Thousands of Previously Unknown Volcanoes on Venus

Scientists using new methods to analyze decades-old data from...
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Eureka! Aussie Rock Hound Finds $160K Nugget With Cheap Metal Detector

An Australian man using a budget-quality metal detector unearthed...
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Skiing the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route in 24 Hours, Solo

Summer or winter, the Haute Route offers one of...
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This Scientist is Living Underwater for 100 Days in Medical Experiment

Thanks to the pandemic, many of us have memories...
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Rural Nepalese Municipality Battles Population Exodus with Cash and a Cow

The results of Nepal's 2021 census, released last week,...
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Woman Crushed While Saving Belayer From Falling Block of Ice

The Utah climbing community at large today mourns a...
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The Universe Isn’t Empty. It’s Filled With ‘Quantum Foam’

One of humankind's greatest intellectual advantages has been the...
Rescue workers use heavy equipment to dig out avalanche victims in Sikkim

Himalayan Avalanche Kills Seven Tourists, ‘Affects’ up to 80

Indian rescue personnel in the state of Sikkim scrambled...
From left to right: NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch, Reid Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

NASA Picks First Woman, Black Man For Moon Mission

For the first time since space programs began, NASA...
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Skier Saves Snowboarder Buried Head-Down on Mt. Baker

Powder is great, especially Mt. Baker's famously deep drifts....
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Camera Catches Deepest Fish Ever Off Coast of Japan

A scientific expedition near Japan caught footage that marks...
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Weekend Warm-Up: The Last Hill

What makes a great adventure story? Is it achieving something...
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Horses Transformed Native American Life Earlier Than Thought, Study Says

There's arguably no image of the American West more...
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Plants ‘Cry’ When Stressed, New Study Says

Much like babies or hardworking science journalists, plants "cry"...
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Welfringer, Livingstone Send Formidable New Route in Alps

Tom Livingstone and Symon Welfringer have completed a first...
a panoramic view of structures at the Amundson-Scott station at the South Pole.

A Heat Wave at -37˚C? That’s Bad News at the South Pole

The Amundsen-Scott station at the South Pole is recording...
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Dispelling The Enduring Myth of Wolf Pack Pecking Order

In 1970, biologist David Mech published The Wolf: The...
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Planetary Parade: Watch the Night Sky For a Celestial Line-up This Week

Most of Earth's residents will get a chance to...
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Reach for the Sky: Footage Shows Lightning that Strikes Upwards

There's nothing better than watching something fast slowed down...
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Iconic Polish Climb Finally Goes Free in Winter ‘Classic’ Style

When the Heinrich-Chrobak went up in 1964, it stood...
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Twisted Nails in Roman Tomb Show Fear of ‘Restless Dead’

Ancient Romans widely held superstitions involving nails. And researchers...
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Asteroid Discovery Suggests Origin Of Life on Earth Came From Space

Scientists have long pondered how life began on Earth,...
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A Treasure Map to Falling Stars? This Glaciologist Made One

Imagine you're a planetary geologist who studies meteorites. You...

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