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Extreme Speed With One-Wheel: Reach 109KPH With Off-Road Electric Unicycle

This article was originally published on GearJunkie. What do you...
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Long-Distance Legend: Meet the Man Who Skateboarded Across the U.S. 5 Times

This article was originally published on GearJunkie. Unsteady, vibrating skateboard...
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Strange Ocean ‘Beads’ Suggest Interstellar Origin

Nestled deep underwater off the coast of Papua New...
Mushrooms.

Mushroom Foragers Warned Against AI-Generated Guides

Several foraging handbooks available on Amazon seem to be...
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Buried With Flowers: Were the Neanderthals That Empathetic?

The 1960 discovery of Shanidar 4, a Neanderthal skeleton...
Andrea Zuccari.

Freediver Andrea Zuccari Missing At Sea

Andrea Zuccari (48) has gone missing whilst diving off...
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James Webb Telescope Delivers Again With Astonishing Whirlpool Galaxy Pic

If you're a fan of interstellar photography, and really...
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Unprecedented: Over 9,000 Emperor Penguin Chicks Die from Sparse Sea Ice

Emperor penguins have experienced a disastrous breeding failure, Antarctic...
a stone hand ax dating to at least 1.2 million years ago, with detail

Ancient ‘Workshop’ With 500+ Tools Operated by Mysterious Hominins

A dig in Ethiopia yielded an obsidian mother lode...
A black bear climbing rock

A Bear Climbed Half Dome!

Bears are great climbers; it’s a fact. That’s what makes...
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Bad News: Hungry Crocodiles Sense Stress in Infants Better Than Humans

Natural selection is an indifferent mother. Crying babies trigger...
Latok Peaks and the Ogre's thumb.

New Route on Southwest Face of Latok II

On August 18, Catalan climbers Miquel Mas and Marc...
Ermanno Salvaterra.

Ermanno Salvaterra Dies in Climbing Accident in Italy

Yesterday, well-known Italian climber and mountain guide Ermanno Salvaterra...
Artist's impression of Venetorapter gassenae, a predecessor of the pterosaurs.

Researchers Discover ‘Edward Scissorhands’ Pterodactyl Predecessor

If the Venetorapter gassenae had regular hands, it would...
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Medieval Annapurna IV Landslide Would Have Pulverized This Nepal City

In the year 1190, something unusual happened: Annapurna IV...
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Rowing Team Joins the Action in the Northwest Passage

Traversing the Northwest Passage is proving itself an increasingly...
Aonach Eagach Ridge

Hikers Die on Famed Highland Ridge, But Details Remain Unclear

Three hillwalkers, or hikers, died in the Scottish Highlands...
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Patagonia Team Builds Hay-Bale Homes With Yvon Chouinard

This article was originally published on GearJunkie. Yvon Chouinard may...
the roseate spoonbill is a long-legged pink bird with a long, flat bill

Northern U.S. Sees Wave of Strange Birds in Possible Global Trend

News flashed this week as one striking, pink-feathered aquatic...
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Canadian Kayaker Found ‘Purification’ on Epic 11,000km Loop

Sixty-five-year-old Canadian kayaker Mark Fuhrmann recently completed an 11,000km...
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Space Parasol Tied to Asteroid Could Save Planet, Researcher Says

Yesterday at 105˚F in my central Texas city, I...
loch ness monster

Nessie or ‘Eelie?’ Recent Intrigue Roils Loch Ness Legend

"Nessie." Generations of humans have experienced instant recognition of...
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Video: Ondra’s Early Triumph, the World’s Third 5.15c

Adam Ondra decided to break with tradition in his...
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Earth Rock May Have Gone on 10,000-Year Space Vacation

The bulk of the objects whizzing around our solar...

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