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northern lights from space

Watch the Northern Lights From High Above the Earth

A strong geomagnetic storm over the weekend allowed skygazers...
August 14, 2024
The Fram2 crew.

Polar Guide Eric Philips Becomes an Astronaut

A SpaceX mission planned for later this year will...
August 14, 2024
Everest cast its shadow on surrounding peaks and clouds

How Responsible Are Sherpas For the Lives of Their Clients?

Whether or not to turn around is one of...
August 14, 2024
an old map

How We Learned to Measure Longitude at Sea

Finding accurate navigation at sea has been one of...
August 13, 2024
symbols on a pillar in Turkey

The World’s Oldest Calendar Discovered in Turkey

Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest calendar. The ancient...
August 13, 2024
Kazuya Hiraide (left) and Kenro Nakajima on the summit of Tirich Mir.

Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima: Tribute to a Magnificent Duo

A couple of weeks ago, the international climbing community...
August 13, 2024
A climber on a ledge of a rocky ridge on Gasherbrum III

Livingstone on the New Gasherbrum III Route

At the tail end of the Karakoram season, Tom...
August 13, 2024
Close shot of Murad Sadpara with a baclava on his head and an open dawn jacket

Pakistani Climber Fatally Hit by Rock on Broad Peak

Murad Sadpara of Pakistan died yesterday on Broad Peak...
August 12, 2024
one of the oldest dinosaur families, the Herrerasaurus

Torrential Rains in Brazil Uncover World’s Oldest Dinosaur

Record rainfall eroded a fossil site in Brazil's Rio...
August 12, 2024
Close shot of Archil with a woolen beanie and black background.

Archil Badriashvili Dies in Freak Mountain Accident

The mountain community awoke to shocking news from the...
August 12, 2024
the paraglider takes a selfie with the summit of K2 behind him.

‘All Four of Us Paraglided from the Summit of K2’

Four French climbers summited K2 without oxygen on July...
August 12, 2024
arctic radar station

Polar Bears Kill Worker at Arctic Radar Station

On Thursday, August 8, two polar bears killed an...
August 11, 2024
SUP'er on calm water

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
August 11, 2024
Aztec ruins.

Exploration Mysteries: Aztlan

Where did the Aztecs come from? Despite a wealth...
August 10, 2024
The Titan submersible.

$50 Million Lawsuit Filed After Titan Submersible Tragedy

BY ALEXANDER HARO When the Titan submersible imploded on its...
August 10, 2024
skier skiing a hillside beside the open sea

Weekend Warm-Up: Creation Theory

Creation Theory is not just a movie about adventure...
August 10, 2024
A23a, the world's largest iceberg in a stormy sea

World’s Largest Iceberg Trapped in Vortex

Like a canoe caught indefinitely in a recirculating wave,...
August 9, 2024
The site where the 'hobbit' remains were discovered

Hobbit-Sized Humans Once Thrived in Indonesia

One-meter-tall humans? It sounds incredible, something out of a...
August 9, 2024
Dust created by a rockfall on the rock face of Dru, Alps

Major Rockfall Plagues the Alps Again This Summer

Again this year, huge rockfalls are changing the shape...
August 9, 2024
Summer in Antarctica.

Heat Wave Hits Antarctica In Dead of Winter

It may not sound like what most of us...
August 9, 2024
two canoes paddling away

From Canoes to a Sailboat: Canada West-to-East Arrives at Baker Lake

The Canada West-to-East team has shape-shifted as it has...
August 8, 2024
Boeing Starliner docked at the International Space Station.

Marooned in Space Until 2025

Two NASA astronauts stuck on the International Space Station...
August 8, 2024
Selfie of the team or rescuers who retrieved the body of Muhhamad Hassan from the Bottleneck of K2

First Step to a Better Future: Retrieving Muhammad Hassan’s Body from K2

Last week, Pakistani climbers brought the body of Muhammad...
August 8, 2024
Cesen and Livingstone laugh while posing with ragged peaks behind them.

Cesen and Livingstone Summit Rarely Climbed Gasherbrum III

Ales Cesen of Slovenia and Tom Livingstone of the...
August 8, 2024