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Dispelling The Enduring Myth of Wolf Pack Pecking Order
In 1970, biologist David Mech published The Wolf: The...
Planetary Parade: Watch the Night Sky For a Celestial Line-up This Week
Most of Earth's residents will get a chance to...
Reach for the Sky: Footage Shows Lightning that Strikes Upwards
There's nothing better than watching something fast slowed down...
Iconic Polish Climb Finally Goes Free in Winter ‘Classic’ Style
When the Heinrich-Chrobak went up in 1964, it stood...
Twisted Nails in Roman Tomb Show Fear of ‘Restless Dead’
Ancient Romans widely held superstitions involving nails. And researchers...
Asteroid Discovery Suggests Origin Of Life on Earth Came From Space
Scientists have long pondered how life began on Earth,...
A Treasure Map to Falling Stars? This Glaciologist Made One
Imagine you're a planetary geologist who studies meteorites. You...
Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Dhauj Diaries’ Tells Classic Story of A Crag Restored
Any climber who's earned their stripes will immediately recognize...
80 Pitches, 45 Hours of Climbing: Another Great Winter Enchainment in the Alps
There's a reason that enchainments have become one of...
The Possible ‘Alien Spaceship’ That Puzzled Astronomers is a Hydrogen-Farting Rock
A splinter-like object darting around deep space captured astronomers’...
French Phenom Enchains Three Peaks In Ecrins Massif
When Benjamin Vedrines sees a “logical, elegant line traveling...
Iconic Paddling Race Returns to Hawaii’s ‘Channel of Bones’
Heavy water and wild weather often wrack the 51-kilometer...
NASA Unveils First New Spacesuit in 40 Years. It’s Pretty Cool Looking
For a trip to the moon's South Pole, NASA...
Music Of Melting Earth Blurs Line Between Art And Science
Polar Force. Energy Field. Permafrost. Weather Report.
If those sound...
Four Rescued After Whale Sinks Sailboat in Mid-Pacific
Captain Rick Rodriguez and his crew of three spent...
A 1,600-Year-Old Grave in England Could Shed Light on ‘Dark Ages’
A mass grave discovered in Northern England last year...
Huge Dinosaur Had A Neck Eight Times as Long As A Giraffe’s
In the seemingly endless slew of Jurassic Park spinoffs,...
NASA Uncovers Old Venus Secret: An Erupting Volcano!
The excitement around NASA's forthcoming Venus mission inspired a...
Think You’ve Got Wanderlust? Check Out the Most Traveled People List
There's a tradition in the U.S. of visiting as...
Weekend Warm-Up: Liquid Lines, Entrancing Tunes, Mesmerizing Moments in ‘MALIA’
Surfing is an ancient sport — but I’m glad...
A Modern Puzzle: Why Did Humans Lose Their Fur?
While human beings have many living ancestors — bonobos,...
Scientists Find ‘Plastic Rocks’ on Remote Turtle Refuge
Scientists say they have discovered rocks made of plastic...
Spring Snow Brings First Descent of a Big New Ski Line
In Norse mythology, Niflheim represents the cold, dark realm...
Watch: Near Miss as Massive Avalanche Sweeps Through French Ski Resort
For my money, avalanches are right up there with...
