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Spectacular New Photos of Io, Jupiter’s Mysterious Moon

Researchers have released jaw-dropping new photos of Jupiter’s moon,...
June 12, 2024
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Solar Flares Drench Mars With Radiation

NASA’s advice to future astronauts caught in a solar...
June 11, 2024
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Arctic Roundup: Spring Season Ends With a Flurry

Despite a slow start to the spring season, May...
June 11, 2024
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New Evidence That Bath’s Famous Waters Actually Prevent Disease

New research conducted at the site of the Roman...
June 11, 2024
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K2 Preview: Hiraide+Nakajima and Vedrines Arrive

Two of the most exciting expeditions of the season...
June 11, 2024
a black-colored bear charges a full-grown female tiger

Clash of Jungle Giants: Tiger vs. Bear in India

You might think that a rumble between a tiger...
June 10, 2024
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Nanga Parbat Season Begins

Anna Tybor and Tom Lafaille are currently the only...
June 10, 2024
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Ancient Egyptian Skull Shows Evidence of Cancer Treatment

Cancer is rarely discussed in connection with ancient cultures....
June 10, 2024
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Blizzard Kills Nine Indian Trekkers in Garhwal Himalaya

Bad weather trapped a group of 22 trekkers last...
June 10, 2024
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...
June 9, 2024
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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...
June 9, 2024
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Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
June 9, 2024
Nima rinji Sherpa looks up

18-Year-Old Summits Kangchenjunga

The last team of the season summited Kangchenjunga this...
June 8, 2024
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Weekend Warm-Up: High-Level Skiers Balance Adventure and Family in ‘The Hagens’

Parenthood can be a bit of a dilemma. You...
June 8, 2024
horses on rolling grassland

Modern Horses Date Back 4,200 Years

The domestication of horses was not a single event....
June 8, 2024
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...
June 7, 2024
black bear

I’ve Been Attacked by a Bear, and I Still ‘Choose the Bear’

BY RACHELLE SCHRUTE A recent social media trend highlighting that...
June 7, 2024
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...
June 7, 2024
Orca swimming alongside a boat.

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

A tiny pod of orcas in the Strait of...
June 6, 2024
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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...
June 6, 2024
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Seahenge Mystery Solved

Seahenge is a 4,000-year-old circle of timber on the...
June 6, 2024
Climbers on a steep snow/ice face, leaning on crampon points and ice-axes

Late Fall in the Andes: A New Route, a Third Ascent, and a Fatal Accident

Although winter has almost arrived in Peru, several teams...
June 6, 2024
The east face of Matterhorn (Cervino) in the morning light.

Skier Falls 1,000m to his Death on the Matterhorn

A 34-year-old Italian died while attempting to ski down...
June 5, 2024
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China’s Moon Probe Is On Its Way Back From The Far Side, With First Samples

Earlier this week, China’s Chang’e 6 probe landed on...
June 5, 2024