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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...
The Khumbu Icefall: A Tomb for Countless Sherpas On Everest
The climbing season has started in the Himalaya, and...
Weekend Warm-Up: Changabang: Return to the Shining Mountain
New Zealand alpinist Daniel Joll leads off Changabang with...
The Oldest Canoes in the Mediterranean Show Astonishing Stone-Age Skill
Five canoes found at the bottom of an Italian...
More No-O2 Expeditions to Everest and Makalu
Two mountaineers will climb without supplementary oxygen or personal...
Attempting to Preserve Radio Silence on the Far Side of the Moon
At a symposium last week, several astronomers called to...