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Apple iOS 18 Will Allow Satellite Texting for U.S. Users

Apple revealed enticing news for backcountry travelers at its...
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Ernest Shackleton’s Lost Ship Found in Labrador Sea

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society has announced the discovery...
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Spectacular New Photos of Io, Jupiter’s Mysterious Moon

Researchers have released jaw-dropping new photos of Jupiter’s moon,...
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Solar Flares Drench Mars With Radiation

NASA’s advice to future astronauts caught in a solar...
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Arctic Roundup: Spring Season Ends With a Flurry

Despite a slow start to the spring season, May...
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New Evidence That Bath’s Famous Waters Actually Prevent Disease

New research conducted at the site of the Roman...
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K2 Preview: Hiraide+Nakajima and Vedrines Arrive

Two of the most exciting expeditions of the season...
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Clash of Jungle Giants: Tiger vs. Bear in India

You might think that a rumble between a tiger...
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Nanga Parbat Season Begins

Anna Tybor and Tom Lafaille are currently the only...
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Ancient Egyptian Skull Shows Evidence of Cancer Treatment

Cancer is rarely discussed in connection with ancient cultures....
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Blizzard Kills Nine Indian Trekkers in Garhwal Himalaya

Bad weather trapped a group of 22 trekkers last...
An illustration of a Patagonian encampment; from an account by French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville (1840s).

Exploration Mysteries: The Giants of Patagonia

Explorers and mapmakers called uncharted lands Terra Incognita. Though...
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Flamingos, Spiders, and Other Animals Are Showing Up Where They’ve Never Been

Developing an amateur interest in naturalism means becoming intimately...
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Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
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18-Year-Old Summits Kangchenjunga

The last team of the season summited Kangchenjunga this...
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Modern Horses Date Back 4,200 Years

The domestication of horses was not a single event....
Gelje from the back, opens his arms while carrying rolls of rope on the south face of Cho Oyu

Cho Oyu Summited From Nepal!

What a season finale: Gelje Sherpa has fulfilled his...
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I’ve Been Attacked by a Bear, and I Still ‘Choose the Bear’

BY RACHELLE SCHRUTE A recent social media trend highlighting that...
close shots of Nima Rinji and Alasdair McKenzie with mountain clothes and sunglasses.

Teens Push Season in Race For Youngest 14×8,000m Record

The 2024 spring climbing season is, surprisingly, not yet...
Orca swimming alongside a boat.

Boat-Sinking Orcas are Just Breaking Toys, New Theory Says

A tiny pod of orcas in the Strait of...
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Three Elite Alpinists Ready to Start Up Remote, Difficult Nanda Devi East

Manu Pellisier of France, Marko Prezelj of Slovenia, and...
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Seahenge Mystery Solved

Seahenge is a 4,000-year-old circle of timber on the...
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Late Fall in the Andes: A New Route, a Third Ascent, and a Fatal Accident

Although winter has almost arrived in Peru, several teams...