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Supernova Fireworks: ‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This,’ Says Astronomer

Nearly a millennia ago, Chinese and Japanese astronomers saw...
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Watch: Climbers From 1899 Descend From Mont Blanc

On paper, the idea of adding color to vintage...
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Primate Ancestors Lived in High Arctic 52M Years Ago

Researchers have discovered evidence of the first known primate...
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Earth’s Inner Core Stopped Spinning and Now Has Changed Direction

Yes, you read that headline correctly. The Earth's inner...
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Riding Waves While Saving Lives: Local Lifeguard Wins Surfing’s Biggest Event

It's the kind of sports story that transcends cliches. Surfing's...
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Field Guides To Bird Feathers: A Next-Level Tool for Birdwatchers

Ever since Roger Tory Peterson came out with the...
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Alex Honnold Tags Another Major Antarctic Peak

It's hard to knock Alex Honnold’s psych for Antarctic...
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After a Life of Climbing Together, Two Ukrainians Die Side By Side in Russian Attack

Two Ukrainian climbers died this weekend in the country's...
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Watch: Skiers Tame Otherworldly Couloirs

Ever seen a line quite like this? Neither have...
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World’s Oldest Runestone May Bear Woman’s Name

Archaeologists found the oldest-ever recorded runestone at a burial...
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Adam Ondra Climbs A Giant Sinkhole

After a few photos teasing this epic send, Adam...
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Alex Honnold Summits Antarctica’s Vinson: ‘I Felt Shockingly Bad’

Alex Honnold has just climbed one of the Seven...
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Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Squib’ Dreams Up a Trippy Tasmanian Trad Climb

After watching just one minute of this Tasmanian climbing...
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Major Patagonia Expedition: Surviving 45 Days, 600Km On Ice Fields And Crevasses

Two years in the logistics phase, 45 days on...
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Greg Boswell Fights For Scotland’s Hardest Winter Climb

The ceiling of difficulty in Scottish winter climbing just...
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Polar Bear Kills Mother, 1-Year-Old in Alaska

A polar bear chased several residents around a tiny,...
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The Well-Prepared Adventurer: Ousland Plays Dentist on Past Expedition

If you think you hate the dentist now, wait...
roundabout in the UK

Circular Thinking: Man Reckons He Can Stealth Camp in Roundabouts Across UK

Billy Richomme is on a quest: stealth camp in...
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Linking Tasmania’s Abel Mountains — All 158 Of Them

British climber and cyclist Anna Taylor has set her...
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Solar Flares Wrack Sun’s Surface, Comms Disturbances Possible

Conditions on the surface of the sun have been...
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A Restored House Reveals The Wealth — And Lust — Of Doomed Pompeii

A restored and reopened Pompeii residence showcases the wealth...
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Another Attempt to Kayak the Deadly Tasman Sea

Another attempt is underway to kayak across the Tasman...
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Sending ‘Gigantor’: The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Route

After zero people in 15 years were capable of...
Locals at the crash site, in a gorge near Pohkara.

Plane Crashes Near Pohkara: All 72 Passengers Feared Dead

In Nepal's worst plane accident in three decades, a...

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