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Alien Jellyfish, or Mt. Etna Just Blowing Smoke?
Extraterrestrial visitors? Airborne jellyfish? Neither or both? What are...
Weekend Warm-Up: Sarcasm, Humor, and the First Ascent of Sura Peak
The trouble on Sura Peak, at first, was that...
The Great Himal Race: 1,700 km From Tibet to India
The Great Himalayan Trail is a monster trek, the...
Huge Crevasse Blocks Icefall Doctors on Everest
Rope fixing is progressing quickly on all of Nepal's...
World’s Newest Deer Weighs as Much as a Dachshund
There’s a pint-sized new ruminant prowling the Peruvian lowlands...
Elephant Kills 79-Year-Old on African Safari
An aggressive elephant killed a 79-year-old woman in Zambia...
Barcode Birds: Chickadees Use Cranial Coding to Find Cached Food
The familiar black-capped chickadee spends its winters digging up...
Human Migration From Africa Lingered in Persia For 20,000 Years
Humans left Africa between 70,000 and 60,000 years ago,...
How Annapurna Was Tamed and Lost the ‘Most Dangerous’ Record
Teams started arriving at Annapurna Base Camp last week....
Sperm Whales Repel Orcas with ‘Defensive Defecation’
Very few ocean creatures can survive an orca attack,...
This Alaskan Airport’s New Best Friend: a Robot Dog
The Fairbanks, Alaska airport wildlife patrol staff is about...
Avalanche in Zermatt Kills U.S. Teen, Two Others
An avalanche on the ski slopes just above Zermatt...
Amazons: The Reality Behind the Myth of Warrior Women
Many Greek legends tell of warrior women known as...
World’s Largest Snake Found Dead in the Amazon
Five weeks ago, scientists discovered the largest snake in...
