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In Japan, Bear Attacks Surge as Authorities Warn Hikers Away
A record number of bear attacks across Japan have...
8,000m Roundup: Everest Crowds, Cho Oyu Gets a South Side Attempt
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Seb Bouin Creates Another Savage Climb, Hints at Even Harder Project
Medium take: Seb Bouin is the world’s best sport...
New Theory Gets Us One Step Closer to Understanding the Origins of Life
We know a lot about the origins of the...
How to Find Morel Mushrooms: Foraging 101
BY RACHELLE SCHRUTE
Few things get foragers excited like morel...
Last Letters of George Mallory Now Online
The international team that discovered George Mallory's body on...
Annapurna Sets a Disappointing New Normal: Helicopter Taxis
Spring 2024 was possibly the shortest ever season on...
Scientists Identify Near-Earth Asteroid’s Birthplace
When scientists discovered the asteroid Kamo'oalewa in 2016, they...
George Washington’s Bottled Cherry Stash Unearthed
What did George Washington squirrel away under the floorboards...
Arctic Roundup: North Pole Failure, Northwest Passage Success, Antarctic Training
Apart from another failed attempt to open the Barneo...
Cyborg Cockroaches Programmed to Move in Formation
In an experiment out of The Terminator, scientists released...
Shisha Pangma No Go, Everest North Side Closed Until May 7
Finally, there's news from China, and it's not good:...
Hunting for the Birthplace of the World’s Rarest Diamonds
It’s hard to overstate the rarity of the Hope...
Great Explorers: David Douglas, the Accident-Prone Botanist
If you’ve bought a Christmas tree in the last...
Everest: Progress on the South Side; North Side Stalled
The route to Camp 2 on Everest's Nepalese side...
Massive Avalanche on Manaslu Threatens Floods
This morning, a huge avalanche on Manaslu reached Lake...
Largest Snake of All Time Was Longer than a T-Rex — But ‘Gentle’
Imagine a snake longer than a shipping container —...
Milky Way’s Biggest Black Hole 33 Times Bigger Than Our Sun
In the career of an astronomer, it’s hard to...
Weekend Warm-Up: How One Extraordinary Man Planted a Forest Bigger Than Central Park
At 550 hectares, Majuli is the world’s largest river...
