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‘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...
Black Holes Harness Dark Energy To Grow The Universe: Study
Sometimes, scientific theories sound like the most absurd of...
One, Two, Skip a Few: Japanese Government Recounts Islands, Finds 7,000 More
Thirty-five years ago, the government of Japan counted 6,852...
Teen Becomes Youngest Person to Cycle from Alaska to Argentina
Liam Garner was 17 when he stood at Prudhoe...
Watch Adam Ondra Scream His Way Up the Second-Hardest Climb of His Life
I’d think I would have gotten tired of watching...
Do Trees Really Network Via a ‘Wood-Wide Web’?
The idea that trees communicate and share resources via...
Asteroid Flares Out in Spectacular Light Show Over Northern Europe
Observers in northern Europe got quite a treat early...
