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New Funding Cuts Forcing U.S. Researchers Out of Antarctica
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency...
Remembering Slovenian Alpinist Nejc Zaplotnik
Today, Slovenian alpinist Nejc Zaplotnik would have turned 73....
The Infinite Weirdness of Black Holes, and What Happens When You Fall Into One
Everything that falls into a black hole falls in...
The North Faces of the Eiger, Matterhorn, and Grandes Jorasses in One Week
Benjamin Vedrines has wrapped up another non-stop alpine endeavor....
High Schooler Uncovers 1.5 Million Hidden Objects in Space, Wins $250K
High school student Matteo Paz has stunned the scientific...
Iceberg That Sank the Titanic Didn’t Create a Large Hole But a Series of Small Rips
Over a century after the Titanic sank, ground-breaking 3D...
Half-Starved, Three-Quarters Crazy: How Two Explorers Survived Alone in Northern Greenland in 1911-12
Exploration stories are rife with extreme deprivation, both physical...
Two Parties Attempting Little-Known 6,000’ers This Spring
The climbing permits issued recently by Nepal's Department of...
Climbers Reflect on Annapurna Drama: Inexperienced Crowds and Unclear Rescue Priorities
Commercialization is here to stay on Annapurna. While resources...
The Tree That Kills Its Competitors With Lightning
In the rainforests of Panama, one tropical tree has...
Annapurna: Bodies of Missing Climbers Found; A Second Group Waits for a Summit Chance
Sherpas on Annapurna have located the bodies of Rima...
Egyptian Tomb Discovery Sheds Light on Mysterious Royal Family
Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania were investigating Abydos,...
Trio to Attempt New Route Near Kangchenjunga
One of the most interesting expeditions of the season...
We’ve Just Learned More About the Mysterious People of the Green Sahara
Lush greenery is as unexpected in the Sahara as...
Extinct No More? Dire Wolf Returns With a Genetic Twist
BY RACHELLE SCHRUTE
In a groundbreaking leap reminiscent of Jurassic...
A Newcomers’ Guide to Metal Detecting
On April 1, amateur metal detectorists Katarzyna Herdzik and...
