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Italian Brown Bear Killed, Messner Supports Controversial Action
Conflict between humans and bears in Trentino, Italy was...
Remarkably Adaptive Bird Loses Ability to Fly, Then Evolves Wings Again, Then Becomes Flightless a 2nd Time
At some point hundreds of thousands of years ago,...
Napping Polar Bear Triumphs in Wildlife Photo Competition
The image of a young polar bear napping on...
Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Wide Boyz’ vs. Grumpy Old Men in 2012
Twelve years after its release, only two things still...
See Honnold’s Hits, Plus Jimmy Chin and Morocco Highlights
“The challenge of doing something that’s never been done...
Cazzanelli Describes His New Route on the Matterhorn
You wouldn't imagine there'd still be a major new...
Shark Attack Deaths Double in 2023
The University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File's 2023...
Vedrines’ K2 Plan: A No-O2, One-Day Speed Ascent, Then Paraglide Down
Fresh from climbing three alpine North Faces in three...
Karlis Bardelis in Home Stretch to Complete Circumnavigation
Karlis Bardelis has begun the final 5,000km of his...
Scroll Buried By Vesuvius Finally Deciphered
Three student researchers have won three-quarters of a million...
Benjamin Vedrines on the Historic Dru-Droites-Jorasses Trilogy
The international climbing community is starting to comprehend the...
Pioneering Arctic Author Jean Malaurie Dies at 101
Classic arctic books are rare, but the author of...
Our Moon is Shrinking, Putting Future Missions at Risk
It's tempting to think of the Moon as unchanging,...
Bones in German Cave Rewrite History of Homo Sapiens
Bone fragments found in a German cave reveal that...
A Conversation With Alex Honnold About His New Series, ‘Arctic Ascent’
BY ALEXANDER HARO
On a Tuesday afternoon in August of...
Strange Dr. Seuss-Like Tree Discovered in Canadian Quarry
Weird, bushy, top-heavy tree fossils found in a Canadian...
Chamonix: New Gondola Open For Vallee Blanche Skiers
Skiers in the Chamonix area who want to slide...
