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How A Scottish Botanist Stole the Secrets of Tea from China

In 2023, the world consumed more than 7.3 billion...
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Astronomers Trace Strange Radio Signal to ‘Zombie’ Satellite

A team of astronomers in Australia searching for radio...
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Weekend Warm-Up: I Left $100K in Cameras on a Wolf Kill

Jake Davis is a professional wildlife filmmaker who has...
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Mystery on Isle Royale: Murder-Suicide Suspected After Bodies Found in National Park

BY WILL BRENDZA The two 911 calls were made separately,...

Rare Arctic Button Sells for $8,000 

A button with extraordinary historical significance has fetched $8,225...
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Pakistan Update: K2 Climbers Reach Base Camp

This topsy-turvy season, we have more information from alpine-style...
Chiaki Inada and Saki Terada during their approach to Huascaran, on June 16, 2025.

Huascaran Tragedy: One Climber Rescued

Experienced climbers Saki Terada and Chiaki Inada from Japan...
Close shot of the climbers on a summit at sunset/sunrise, with helmets and mountaineering jeckets.

Vedrines and Jean Return to Jannu East’s Monster Wall

Benjamin Vedrines will again attempt to open a route...
Photo of the north face of Yukshin Gardan Sar, Pakistan Karakoram

Ragazzo, Partners Swap Karakoram Plans for an Even Harder Goal

Chris Wright, Michael Hutchins, and Stefano Ragazzo are leaving...
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More Deaths in Peru: Bodies of National Geographic Photographer, Two Others Found

BY MARY ANDINO With an elevation of over 6,000m and...

Australian Moths Migrate Using The Stars

Each spring, millions of tiny brown Bogong moths fly...
Saki Terada and Chiaki Inada.

Drama on Huascaran: One Dead, Rescue Underway For 2nd

On June 23, two female Japanese mountaineers, Saki Terada,...
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Natural Wonders: La Mancha Negra

Imagine you are a child in the 1980s and...
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Photo Reveals Crazy Number of Satellites Now in Orbit

Last February, a remote research station in the Canadian...
A climber looking up a moutnain face from behind his tent on a snowy plane.

India-Pakistan Climbers Struggle With Conditions, Closed Areas

Earlier tensions between India and Pakistan continue to reverberate...
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Tourist Trapped in Indonesian Volcano Found Dead

Juliana Marins, who fell from the trail on Indonesia's...
A climber on a granite roof.

Alps Roundup: A Heat Warning, A New Route, and a Skier Finishes a Giant Project

Climbers are making the best of the Alps during...
Captain M.S. Kohli.

Indian Mountaineering Legend Captain M.S. Kohli Dies At 93

Captain Manmohan Singh Kohli, a pioneering Indian mountaineer, passed...

Netflix’s ‘Titan’ Documents the Deep-Sea Disaster Many Saw Coming

"Just watched the Titan submersible documentary, hell isn’t hot...
A photo taken on the third day of the ascent on Spantik's East Ridge.

Climbers Detail New Route on Karakoram’s Spantik

From June 2-7, Mueez Ud Din of Pakistan and...
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Rescuers Attempt to Save Tourist Trapped In Active Volcano

Rescuers are still trying to reach a Brazilian tourist...
A telescope on a mountain.

‘First Light’: Stunning Early Images from the Vera Rubin Observatory

In Chile, a monumental telescope has opened its eyes....
A small group of climbers in line, looking tiny on the final ramp leading to the summit of Everest, from Tibet.

Everest Video: Continuous Footage of the Entire North Side Route

Climbers on Everest's North Side face constant winds hitting...
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Mysterious 200-Year-Old Runes Found in Canadian Wilderness 

Deep in the northern Ontario bush, there is a...