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Are There Really Six More 8,000’ers in Nepal?
This week, Nepali media quoted a committee of experts...
At Solar System’s Edge, A Dwarf Planet’s Rings Confound Scientists
In the far reaches of our solar system, scientists...
Would You Climb This if Your Life Depended on it? House’s Chimney on K2
Some mountain features will win beauty contests, and some...
A Little-Known Hoax Around Andree’s Arctic Balloon Expedition
In 1897, mechanical engineer and pioneering Swedish balloonist Salomon...
Interview With Yann Busnel: 50,000km Overland From Cape of Good Hope to Cape Horn
Yann Busnel is attempting to travel "the longest land...
You Butter Believe It: Early Neanderthals Cooked and Ate Crab
How does fresh crab in a scenic Portuguese seaside...
Two Dead, Two Badly Injured on Aconcagua
John Michael Magness, a 58-year-old U.S. Army veteran, died...
New First Ascent on the Grandes Jorasses
It took two attempts, but climbers Giuseppe Vidoni, Richard...
Ghisolfi Claims ‘Excalibur,’ Suggests It’s Now Italy’s Hardest Route
After prolonged anticipation among rock climbing devotees and fanboys,...
Jupiter Retakes Lead as Planet With the Most Known Moons
Well, it appears that Jupiter has once again outpaced...
The World’s Most Valuable Buried Treasures: Their Value and How They Were Discovered
We explore some of the most valuable treasure hoards...
Scientists Find World’s Oldest, Best-Preserved Vertebrate Brain
Inside the marble-sized skull of 319 million-year-old fish, scientists...
Alex Honnold Wraps Up Antarctica With What He Calls ‘Actual Rock Climbing’
Warning: The following photos may infect you with an...
The First Big-Wall Winter Climb in Greenland
On Sunday, Poland's Marcin Tomaszewski and Pavel Haldas head...
Neanderthals Hunted Giant Elephants, Lived in Large Groups
When Neanderthals were first discovered in Germany in 1856,...
Dog-and-Pony Show: Vikings Brought Domesticated Animals Along on British Conquests
Picture the effort and inconvenience of traveling with a...
