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2022 Ocean Photographers Contest Winners Dazzle from the Depths
The results of the 2022 Ocean Photographer of the...
What to Do When Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’ Can No Longer Endure?
Six months after one of most famous ships in...
What 18th-Century Tlingit Music in Alaska Sounded Like
For over 200 years, several sheets of notated music...
Video: Orcas Hunt Great White Sharks in South Africa
Question: What does a marine apex predator that hunts...
British Man Tries to Climb Mont Blanc in Tracksuit, Nearly Freezes to Death
A 26-year-old British man almost died on France's Mont...
Prem Chand, First Indian To Climb Kangchenjunga, Dies
“Goodbye, Snow Tiger,” Indian climber Ramesh Sharma said via...
Postal Workers, Penguin Watchers Head To Antarctica For Strange Jobs
Four UK women chosen for coveted positions that drew...
Roger Schaeli Forces Exacting Climb Up Little-Known Swiss Mountain
Roger Schaeli’s big new route in Switzerland looks like...
Cave Pool in Death Valley Works as Worldwide Earthquake Gauge
Deep in the Nevada desert lies a pool of...
Volcano Spawns New Island in South Pacific
Mark Twain once offered a compelling reason for breaking...
Alpinist Defies Doubts For First Winter Solo of Fitz Roy’s ‘Supercanaleta’
Under a blazing sunset in the Patagonian winter evening...
Watch NASA Crash A Spacecraft Into Asteroid in Live Feed
Skip your plans this evening — tonight's blockbuster event...
Archaeologists Recover 3,000-Year-Old Canoe From Wisconsin Lake
Maritime archaeologists from the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS) got...
Climbing Beatdown Leads to Well-Earned First Ascent in Kyrgyzstan
There’s something to be said for pursuing your limits....
Europe’s Roundels: a 7,000-Year-Old Architectural Mystery
A recent discovery in the Czech Republic may shed...
Polish Man Begins Round-the-World Sail in a Boat He Built in His Barn
On September 19, Arkadiusz Pawelek set sail from the...
At 82, Jane Dotchin Saddles Up for Her 50th 1,000KM Ride Across England
Seasoned horsewoman Jane Dotchin and her faithful steed Diamond...
Little Boat Floats By Itself From Newfoundland to Norway — In 14 Months
One boat's solo 3,700km journey across the North Atlantic...
‘French Spiderman’ Free Solos Skyscraper to Celebrate 60th Birthday
Alain Robert may be at retirement age, but the...
Starlink Arrives in Antarctica, Into Traditional Iridium Territory
Get ready, Antarcticans: Elon Musk is on his way...
Banff Mountain Book Festival Announces Finalists
If you’re an adventurous bookworm, check out the Banff...
Climber Executes Confident Free Solo on Frightening Dolomite Rock
If you’re a climber, you might be familiar with...
Can Adam Ondra Onsight This 9a Sport Climb? Find Out
The games we play as climbers proliferate well beyond...