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The Loneliest Lighthouses in the World
While lighthouse keeping has become an all-but-extinct job, many...
Scientists Want to Clone Extinct Bison
Russian scientists have uncovered a previously unknown species of...
Reach for the Sky: Footage Shows Lightning that Strikes Upwards
There's nothing better than watching something fast slowed down...
Six to Attempt Everest No-O2, Including Grace Tseng
Some familiar faces have reappeared in the Himalaya this...
Iconic Polish Climb Finally Goes Free in Winter ‘Classic’ Style
When the Heinrich-Chrobak went up in 1964, it stood...
Exploration Mysteries: The SS Baychimo, 38 Years as a Ghost Ship
The SS Baychimo began as an ordinary cargo ship....
Twisted Nails in Roman Tomb Show Fear of ‘Restless Dead’
Ancient Romans widely held superstitions involving nails. And researchers...
Asteroid Discovery Suggests Origin Of Life on Earth Came From Space
Scientists have long pondered how life began on Earth,...
A Treasure Map to Falling Stars? This Glaciologist Made One
Imagine you're a planetary geologist who studies meteorites. You...
Different Company To Fix the Ropes Up Everest
Mingma G's company Imagine Nepal has obtained the first...
Mars Used to Have Glaciers, Signaling Possible Water at the Equator
Scientists have uncovered evidence that ice recently existed on...
Priest Vows to Take Care of ‘Mummified Mermaid’
Although the mummified ‘mermaid’ that scientists discovered last year...
Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Dhauj Diaries’ Tells Classic Story of A Crag Restored
Any climber who's earned their stripes will immediately recognize...
80 Pitches, 45 Hours of Climbing: Another Great Winter Enchainment in the Alps
There's a reason that enchainments have become one of...
Bad Weather, Tough Decisions: Kangchungtse, 1985
Makalu, the world's fifth-highest mountain at 8,481m, has two...
Annapurna and Manaslu: Climbers On the Move
"Looks like a little weather window is creeping up….Let’s...
The Possible ‘Alien Spaceship’ That Puzzled Astronomers is a Hydrogen-Farting Rock
A splinter-like object darting around deep space captured astronomers’...
French Phenom Enchains Three Peaks In Ecrins Massif
When Benjamin Vedrines sees a “logical, elegant line traveling...
Iconic Paddling Race Returns to Hawaii’s ‘Channel of Bones’
Heavy water and wild weather often wrack the 51-kilometer...
No-O2 Everest Climb; Snow Stalls Manaslu and Annapurna
Bad weather has shut down mountaineering in Nepal since...
Barneo Canceled; May Route Through Russia Next Year
Two outfitters currently in Svalbard confirmed today that the...
Legends Series: Marathon Swimmer Abdellatief Abou Heif
Many consider Abdellatief Abou Heif the greatest long-distance swimmer...
