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An aurora over a mountain range.

The 2025 Winners of the Dark Sky Photography Contest Are Here to Wow You

As light pollution threatens our view of the stars...
August 26, 2025
bones of ancient child

Cannibal Feast in Ancient Spain Targeted Entire Family Group

Archaeologists have discovered the site of a Neolithic cannibalistic...
August 26, 2025
Nazis excavating a site.

Ahnenerbe: The Nazi Obsession with Pseudo-Archaeology

Steven Spielberg's portrayal of the Nazis in the Indiana...
August 26, 2025
Sohniya Mehreen, known on Instagram as Sohniya Babar, on Spantik.

Pakistan Alpine Club Doubts Spantik Summit Claims

Spantik (7,027m) is a popular peak in Pakistan for...
August 26, 2025
dusky shark

Tourists Feeding Sharks Led to Fatal Attack: Study

The waters off Israel's Hadera Beach swarm with dusky...
August 25, 2025
An antler headdress with boreholes drilled in.

Star Carr: Mystery of the Mesolithic

In an unassuming farm field in Yorkshire, peat preserves...
August 25, 2025
Four climbers walk in line on a flat field of fresh snow, Manaslu in front of them.

An Independent Sherpa Team Will Now Fix Manaslu’s Ropes

Most international climbers are expected to arrive at Manaslu...
August 25, 2025
Two crosses and a spear head

Exploration Mysteries: The Tucson Artifacts Hoax

On a typically balmy mid-September day in southern Arizona...
August 24, 2025
Igor Koller.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
August 24, 2025
paddler as a huge wave breaks behind him

How I Surfed a Tsunami and Lived to Tell About It

BY PAUL MCHUGH I’m the sole paddler I know of...
August 23, 2025
skiing a cliffy line

Weekend Warm-Up: Falling Into Place

In Kai Jones' Falling Into Place, a teenage skiing...
August 23, 2025
A red desert

Australia’s Deadliest Animal Is Not What You Think

Australia is the most notorious country on Earth for...
August 23, 2025
An image of a spaceship flying into blue clouds.

Classic Sci-Fi Tropes: Fact or Fiction?

Fast-than-light travel, instantaneous communication, terraforming. Science fiction relies on...
August 22, 2025
Natalia Nagovitsyna leaning on hiking poles in front of a glacier

Tragedy on Pobeda Peak: Rescue Called Off as Weather Worsens

Rescue efforts for Russian climber Natalia Nagovitsyna, who has...
August 22, 2025
Climbers on a snowy place, apparently a summit, with the sky above them.

Pakistanis Climb Tirich Mir

Two local teams have climbed 7,708m Tirich Mir, the...
August 22, 2025
man and woman point at camera beside bikes

Pair Finishes Third Leg of ‘5athlon’ From Norway To South Africa

Peyman Almar and Sailor (who goes by only her...
August 22, 2025
Vitomir Maričić after his dive.

Freediver Shatters World Record With 29-Minute Breath Hold

BY ALEXANDER HARO Vitomir Maricic, a freediver from Croatia, did...
August 22, 2025
Natalia Nagovitsyna.

Mission to Save Natalia Nagovitsyna on Pobeda Peak ‘Hopeless,’ Say Russian Authorities

The race to save Russian climber Natalia Nagovitsyna, stranded...
August 21, 2025
Yooung climbers smile with Matterhorn in background.

New Routes on the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc Are Still Possible

Despite more than a century and a half of...
August 21, 2025
two women in ocean rowboat

Ocean Rowing Roundup for August

Since our last ocean rowing roundup, four crews have...
August 21, 2025
bunch of kayaks rafted up

A New Digital Forum For Whitewater Paddlers Launches

BY BRYON DORR Since the popular Boatertalk forum shuttered in...
August 21, 2025
Stranded climber Natalia Nagovitsyna

Pobeda: Race Against Time To Save Woman Climber Stranded at 7,150m

Extreme conditions continue to delay the rescue of Russian...
August 20, 2025
Confortola on a summit with other climbers.

Italian Climber Accused of Fake Summit Claims

When Marco Confortola claimed on July 21 from the...
August 20, 2025
Snow capped mountains of the northern alps in the Nagano prefecture, Japan.

Can AI Stop You From Getting Hurt in the Mountains?

A pair of Japanese data scientists have published a...
August 20, 2025