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Exploration Mysteries: Did Romans Discover the Nile’s Source?
Ancient Greek historian Herodotus once called Egypt "the gift...
Della Bordella and Schupbach on Their Greenland Odyssey
This past summer, Matteo Della Bordella, Symon Welfringer, Silvan...
The Lonely Dolphin That Talks to Himself
A solitary bottlenose dolphin has been roaming the Baltic...
Babsi Zangerl Achieves First Flash of El Capitan
Babsi Zangerl climbed Freerider (VI, 5.13a) on El Capitan...
Rescuers Free Kayaker Trapped on Tasmanian River By Amputating Leg
On Friday afternoon, an elderly Lithuanian tourist became trapped...
Goettler and Hojac Climb North Face of Ganchenpo
David Goettler of Germany and Nicolas Hojak of Switzerland...
World’s Oldest Alphabet Discovered in Syria
Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest alphabet in human history....
Exploration Mysteries: The Yazoo Man Who (Might Have) Beat Lewis and Clark to the Pacific
When Lewis and Clark led the Corps of Discovery...
Hiker Discovers 280-Million-Year-Old Lost World
Claudia Steffensen was hiking in the Italian Alps in...
Weekend Warm-Up: Jirishanca
Some mountains are aesthetically pleasing. Some mountains are fiendishly...
AK Teigland Hopes to Reclaim South Pole Speed Record for Norway
Norway's history of polar exploration is storied. From Erik...
Brits ‘Thread the Needle’ to Bag Two New Routes in Nepal’s Rolwaling
Nathan White, Jack Morris, Connor Holdsworth, and Dave Sharpe...
Australia’s Lone Emperor Penguin Released into the Southern Ocean
An emperor penguin that swam 3,500km from Antarctica to...
Antarctica 2024-25: Updates on Crossings, South Pole Treks, and a Record Marathon
Youngmi Kim is pushing on with her solo unsupported...
The Mystery of the Centuries-Old Wreck Found in Norway’s Largest Lake
For over 30 years, starting in the 1940s, hundreds...
Exploration Mysteries: The Hum and Other Unexplained Sounds
Seeing is believing, but what about hearing?
Since the 1970s,...
Remembering Masatsugu Konishi
Born November 19, 1938, the charismatic Japanese mountaineer Masatsugu...
After an Absence of 15 Years, ‘Ghost Fish’ Reappears
The Mekong River's giant salmon carp is so elusive...
