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Lidar: Revealing Archaeology’s Hidden World With A Billion Points of Light
When looters discovered Colombia's Ciudad Perdida ("Lost City") in...
Three Climbers Pull Off 15-Peak Traverse in Kyrgyzstan
In modern alpinism, traverses have become one of the...
Two Orcas Kill 17 Sharks in One Day, Eat Only Their Livers
If sharks made their own horror films, I'm pretty...
Astronaut Captures ‘Absolutely Unreal’ Photo of Northern Lights From Space
There are those who say the northern lights are...
Photographer Snags Image of Rare Tasmanian Spotted Handfish
There are only 3,000 spotted handfish still crawling around...
This Map Will Show You How Much Wild Space is Left on the Planet
Sometimes it seems like we're running out of wild...
Beloved Alaskan Ice Climber Dies in Car Crash
After 20 years of ice climbing and snowboarding adventures,...
‘Forbidden Planet’ the Size of Jupiter Discovered Orbiting Tiny Star
There are laws of planet formation that seldom bend...
Siegrist Goes ‘Back to the Future’ For One of the Hardest Climbs in the U.S.
One unlikely strip of stone in southern Nevada’s Clear...
Weekend Warm-Up: ‘The Hunt’ To Restore Indigenous Identity
How do Native Americans reclaim the identity that was...
Motorola Defy Satellite Dongle Brings Off-Grid Texting to Smartphones
Leave it to one American cellular brand to condense...
The Last Run: Man Hangs Up the Boards After 90 Years of Skiing
At a tiny ski mountain in a minor New...
A Winter Repeat of Mont Blanc’s Legendary Freney Central Pillar
It was probably a normal Valentine's Day for alpinist...
Black Hole The Size of 20 Million Suns Speeding Through Space
An enormous black hole has left the center of...
Orca Cares For Pilot Whale Calf in Never Before Seen Behavior
Scientists studying orcas off the west coast of Iceland...
‘It’s Bananas’: James Webb Telescope Finds Six Galaxies That Challenge Current Understanding
A group of scientists trawling through the original batch...
‘It’s Their Eyes’: Intimate Snow Leopard Pic Wins Wildlife Photo Contest
Photographs like the one above don't come easily —...
‘Beyond Belief’: Massive Fin Whale Pod Sighting Prompts Fishing Scrutiny
On a January 2022 morning in the Southern Ocean,...
Frogo Baggins: Scientists Name New Amphibian After J.R.R. Tolkien
When scientists surveying a stream in Rio Negro-Sopladora National...
Dildo, Pestle, or Torture Tool? Historians Ponder Uses Of Ancient Roman Phallus
Historians taking a closer look at a 2,000-year-old "darning...
A Dolomites’ Dozen: Italian Solo-Traverses 12 Peaks In 3 Days
Simon Gietl has once again proved himself a master...
Ancient Sumerian Palace Discovered in Iraq
A 4,500-year-old palace from the Kingdom of Lagash unearthed...
French Kite Skier Prepares to Solo Northwest Passage
French "professional explorer and crazy dad" Loury Lag has...