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Seine Swim: Arthur Germain Makes it to Paris

On June 7, Arthur Germain began a 784km swim...

Dealing with Wildlife: Komodo Dragons

Komodo dragons are the heavyweights of the reptile world....

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

Record Time in Great Pacific Race

Latitude 35 has won the Great Pacific Race and...

Natural Wonders: Richat Structure

The Richat Structure is a 45km-wide geological oddity that...
Black and white photo of a young Knud Rasmussen in furs

One Hundred Years On: The Fifth Thule Expedition

Long before Borge Ousland and Mike Horn, Knud Rasmussen...

Survival Stories: Ann Rodgers

In 2016, a 72-year-old woman and her dog were...

Arborglyphs: Historic Graffiti

Carvings on trees are not just graffiti. For centuries,...

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

Weekend Warm-Up: Discovery

Despite faking a 1926 flight to the North Pole,...

Wales Beaches are Aglow

Two weeks ago, the dark coast of Wales started...

Ocean Rowing Round-Up

As lockdowns lift and restrictions ease, ocean rowers have...

Chinese Climbers All Stranded in Kathmandu

Thirty Chinese climbers, including a woman who set a...

Great Explorers: Greenland Sled Dogs

BY GALYA MORRELL The Eskimo dog, called Qimuttoq by Greenlanders,...

Eccentric Explorers: Charles Waterton

Charles Waterton proved that being eccentric was no barrier...

Natural Wonders: Jellyfish Lake

Eil Malk Island in Palau is a curious little...

The World’s Youngest Islands

Mark Twain once said, “Buy land, they don’t make...

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The Most Dangerous Places in the UK

Some of the most popular UK trails for walkers,...

Great Survival Stories: Louis Zamperini

Louis Zamperini first gained fame as one of the...
Polar skier manhauling across ice

Video Tribute to Dixie Dansercoer

Before his untimely death last week in a Greenland...

Modern-Day Jonah Almost Swallowed by Whale

Last Friday, a humpback whale almost swallowed Michael Packard....

Canadian Arctic Expedition Trades Skis for Canoes

Guillaume Moreau, Nicolas Roulx, and Jacob Racine arrived in...

Natural Wonders: The Blue Fire of Kawah Ijen

An electric blue fire cascading down a mountain slope...

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