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Antarctic Update: Sastrugi and Soft Snow

Antarctic expeditions setting out from Hercules Inlet have started...

Xenobots – ‘Living’ Robots – Reproduce For First Time

In an event that’s either wildly exciting or singularly...

Newcomers’ Guide: The Yeti

The Yeti, it seems, has shown its elusive head,...

Natural Wonders: Pink Lakes

You are probably wondering if these images are Photoshopped....

Great Survival Stories: Tyson’s Wonderful Drift

The 1871-1873 Polaris expedition made it as far north...

Trango Towers: Shipton Spire Team Loses One Member

Marcin Tomaszewski has arrived in Pakistan, ready to tackle...

Sampling Alice in Wonderland’s Magic Mushroom

In the remote village of Uelen in Siberia’s Chukotka,...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...

Natural Wonders: The Aral Sea

What was once the greatest pride of Central Asia...
Lens of the LSST camera. Photo: Obs/NSF/AURA

World’s Highest Resolution Camera Ready to Shoot the Stars

The world's most advanced astronomical camera is ready to...

Antarctic Expeditions on the Move

After a gap year because of COVID, the Antarctic...

Great Tales in Mountaineering History: The Trango Towers

In the Karakorum, a group of rock towers feature...
Female IFMGA mountain guide in Bugaboo Provincial Park

Changing Times: Three Prominent Female IFMGA Mountain Guides

Women make up less than 2% of all mountain...

NASA Launches Test to Prevent Future Asteroid Disaster

It seems that Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck's mission...

Annapurna III – Interview with Mikhail Fomin: “It’s About Patience”

Two weeks ago, Ukrainians Viacheslav Polezhaiko, Nikita Balabanov, and...
Cairngorms Plateau disaster Rescue Team 1971

50 Years Ago: The Worst Mountain Disaster in British History

Fifty years ago this week, the UK experienced the...

Zara Rutherford, Round-the-World Pilot, Stuck in Russia

Nineteen-year-old Zara Rutherford's bid to become the youngest woman...

Exploratory Cuisine: Sled Dogs

On one of my visits to Greenland’s capital Nuuk,...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...

Interview: Guillaume Moreau on 7,600km Through the Canadian Wilderness

After 234 days and 7,600km, Guillaume Moreau and Nicolas...

Rare Blood Micromoon Visible Tonight

Skywatchers across parts of Asia, the Americas, Australia, and...

Natural Wonders: Pyrosomes

Pyrosomes are often called the "unicorns of the sea"....

Exclusive: Zdenek Hak on his Climb of Ama Dablam’s West Face

On his way home from Nepal, Zdenek Hak found...

New Zealand Explorers: Laura Dekker

When minors do extraordinary things, controversy follows. That rule...

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