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Thai Monkeys Make the Same Stone Tools As Early Humans
Monkeys in Thailand’s forests are -- unintentionally -- making...
How to Dodge Pirates, Hurricanes, and Bureaucrats: A Long-Distance Sailor Explains All
Although each sailing route has its own nuances, planning...
NASA Uncovers Old Venus Secret: An Erupting Volcano!
The excitement around NASA's forthcoming Venus mission inspired a...
Think You’ve Got Wanderlust? Check Out the Most Traveled People List
There's a tradition in the U.S. of visiting as...
Weekend Warm-Up: Liquid Lines, Entrancing Tunes, Mesmerizing Moments in ‘MALIA’
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A Modern Puzzle: Why Did Humans Lose Their Fur?
While human beings have many living ancestors — bonobos,...
Action on Two Nepal 6,000’ers: First Ascents or Not? Plus: Annapurna, Manaslu
Nepal's Department of Tourism has released the season's first...
Scientists Find ‘Plastic Rocks’ on Remote Turtle Refuge
Scientists say they have discovered rocks made of plastic...
Spring Snow Brings First Descent of a Big New Ski Line
In Norse mythology, Niflheim represents the cold, dark realm...
Watch: Near Miss as Massive Avalanche Sweeps Through French Ski Resort
For my money, avalanches are right up there with...
Peter Hamor: Kangchenjunga is Now Unrecognizable
Peter Hamor has arrived in Kathmandu for his planned...
Anna Taylor: 3,000Km Across Rugged Tasmania by Bike
Anna Taylor is no stranger to demanding routes. But...
Apes Seek Altered Mental State, Get Dizzy on Purpose
You've probably seen the viral videos: gorillas, orangutans, and...
China Opens To Tourism But Not Yet to Climbing; Harila on Manaslu
For weeks, we've been uncertain whether Everest North Side,...
Update: Colliard Cancels North Pole
Citing continued uncertainty about whether the Barneo Ice Station...
Barneo May Reopen; Vincent Colliard Aims For North Pole
It is likely that the Barneo Ice Station will...
Amazon Peoples Resist ‘Kissing-Bug Disease’
Scientists have pinpointed an exciting evolutionary mutation in South...
For Germs on Everest, There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Death Zone’
With our fragile, hairless bodies and inconvenient need for...
Hamor, Meroi, and Benet Aim for New Route on Kabru South
Last year on Kangchenjunga, Peter Hamor became fed up...
Curiosity Rover Captures Ethereal Martian Sunset
Mars is known for its expansive, rust-colored deserts. Its...
Many Canadian Tornadoes Too Polite to Get Noticed
If a tornado touches down in Saskatchewan and no...
Man, 59, Kayaking Around Scotland Suffers Medical Emergency
Nick Ray was cruising along in his kayak, about...
