Google Maps Also Existed in the 19th Century — Sort of Kristine De Abreu 28/01/2022 Geography Google Maps has revolutionized the way we travel by showing us the best route from A to B and the average time it takes to get there. You mi...
New Route on Cho Oyu: It’s Now a Race Angela Benavides 27/01/2022 Cho Oyu Sherpa Winter 8000ers One year ago, 10 elite Nepali climbers raced for and made the first winter ascent of K2. This year, the game will be less epic, but even mor...
Arctic Hare Travels A Record 388Km Jerry Kobalenko 27/01/2022 Arctic Natural History As satellite tracking has become more common, we've learned more about the impressive long-distance treks of supposedly non-migratory creatu...
Two Italians are Cycling 1,200Km Through the Coldest Part of Siberia Rebecca McPhee 27/01/2022 Arctic Climate change On January 13, at the coldest time of year, Stefano Gregoretti and Dino Lanzaretti began a 2,000km expedition through Siberia. The journe...
Meteor Blazes Over Croatia Jilli Cluff 26/01/2022 Science Space A meteor as bright as the moon flared over the night sky in Croatia earlier this week. In a blaze of fire, the meteor was entirely consumed ...
Great Explorers: Suersaq, aka Hans Hendrik galyamorrell 26/01/2022 Arctic Explorers Hans Henrik was an unusual polar explorer. He went on five dramatic arctic expeditions and saved the lives of many of polar explorers, but h...
First Ascent of Last Summit in the Torres del Paine Massif Sam Anderson 26/01/2022 Climbing Three soaring spires above a meltwater lake in Patagonia have arrested visitors’ attention for almost a century. In late January, three clim...
Winter 8,000’ers: One Canceled but Four Still Active Angela Benavides 25/01/2022 Everest K2 Manaslu Winter 8000ers While attempts on Nanga Parbat fizzled out this winter, hope remains on four other 8,000m peaks -- Cho Oyu, Everest, Manaslu, and K2. Gel...
Bear Attack: Never Let Your Guard Down Jerry Kobalenko 25/01/2022 Arctic Natural History During a 30-day canoe expedition in Canada's central Labrador last summer, a predatory black bear almost ambushed two canoeists. Covered ...
Natural Wonders: Sprite Lightning Kristine De Abreu 25/01/2022 Natural History SPRITE is a simple acronym that describes a complicated phenomenon. It stands for Stratospheric Perturbations Resulting from Intense Thunder...
Multiple Records Set in Atlantic Race Rebecca McPhee 25/01/2022 Oceans Rowing/canoeing Three records have been set during this year's Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. All crews left La Gomera in the Canary Islands on Decembe...
Scientists Discover New Gentoo Penguin Colony in Antarctica Jilli Cluff 24/01/2022 Antarctic Climate change Wildlife Scientists have discovered a newly established colony of 75 gentoo penguin chicks on little Andersson Island in Antarctica. It is the first ...
Into The Wild: Gaurishankar Kris Annapurna 24/01/2022 Climbing Himalaya History For a time in the 19th century, 7,134m Gaurishankar was thought to be the highest mountain on Earth. Unlike Mount Everest, you can easily se...
Exploration Mysteries: The Lost Tombs of Legendary Figures Kristine De Abreu 24/01/2022 History Where were Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Anthony and Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and Attila the Hun buried? Sometimes, the grave sites simply...
