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two-tiered grass mound with steps to the top

Why the Thriving Mississippi Town of Cahokia Disappeared 800 Years Ago

In 1250 AD, a cluster of earthen mounds by...
July 13, 2024
the north face of Chiling II.

Climbing History of the Peaks of the 2024 Cutting Edge Grants. Part 5: Chiling II

Every spring for over a century, the American Alpine...
July 13, 2024
Light tent at night, circle of stars overhead

‘This Will Change the World’: Starlink for Backpackers Debuts

BY WILL BRENDZA Starlink released its latest, smallest, and most...
July 12, 2024
Orangutan swinging through trees

Young Orangutans ‘Go to School’ For Years to Learn Nest Building

Sumatran orangutans sleep in intricately built nests high in...
July 12, 2024
Avalanche remains on snowy slope

Brush With Death: Hungarian Duo Survives Huge Avalanche in Hindu Kush

Last week, a big avalanche hit Hungary's David Klein...
July 12, 2024
aerial of the Khumbu Icefall on Everest

Amazing Drone Footage of Everest, From Base Camp to Summit

As drones improve, the aerial worlds they open up...
July 12, 2024
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Outfitter Arrested After Fatal Paragliding Accident

How Rodrigo Raineri of Brazil died in a paragliding...
July 11, 2024
Tibetan cave

Mysterious Denisovans Survived on Tibetan Plateau for 160,000 Years

The discovery of bones in a Tibetan cave 3,280m...
July 11, 2024
Druelle with a cap in a mountain area.

Vadim Druelle Bags FKT on Nanga Parbat: 15h 15min

Going without bottled oxygen, Vadim Druelle of France climbed...
July 11, 2024
Anna looking back in light mountain clothes

No Summit For Nanga Parbat Skiers

Anna Tybor of Poland and Tom Lafaille of France...
July 11, 2024
Camp gear is moved back down to Base Camp on Denali.

It’s Not All About Summits: Denali Season Ends With One Remarkable Climb

Last year's Denali season featured extended periods of rough...
July 10, 2024
galaxy surrounded by dark universe

Plate Tectonics Makes Earth — and Intelligent Life? — Unique

So far, our long search for signs of extraterrestrial...
July 10, 2024
several elephants of varying ages, with tusks

Elephants Fatally Trample Tourist who Reportedly Ignored Warnings

A Spanish tourist is dead in a South African...
July 10, 2024
Nanga parbat on a sunny day.

Nanga Parbat: First Summits

The commercial climbing season in Pakistan has kicked off...
July 10, 2024
Makeshift canyons surround red sand. Overhead, a tent covers where the sky would be.

NASA Astronauts Return from ‘Mars’

"You guys ready to come out?" These were the first...
July 9, 2024
The climbers on a sunny but windy summit, totally covered in snow

Muchu Chhish Finally Summited!

One of the great remaining problems in the Karakoram...
July 9, 2024
Google Earth image of Karun Koh with 2 possible routes marked in purple up the south and the west faces

Team to Attempt New Route on Pakistan’s Karun Koh

Joshua Harrin of the U.S., Masha Gordon of Russia,...
July 9, 2024
weird figure striding across space-like background

Jaw, Meet Floor. This Year’s ‘Astronomy Photographer of the Year’ Finalists Are Out of This World

Every year, the Royal Museums Greenwich conducts its Astronomy...
July 9, 2024
Ultar Sar on the right, Bojohagur Duan Asir on the left. On the far left is Hunza Peak and the distinctive rock needle of Bublimotin.

Climbing History of the Peaks of the 2024 Cutting Edge Grants. Part 4: Ultar Sar

Every spring for over a century, the American Alpine...
July 9, 2024
head of Saltwater crocodile.

Australia Doesn’t Have a Croc Problem, Despite Latest Attack

BY BRANDON MICHAEL SIDELEAU Late last week, the remains...
July 8, 2024
aerial photo of a blue whale calf nuzzles in for a meal from its mother.

Blue Whale Secrets Surface in Rare Nursing Footage

In the wide world of whale sex, the largest...
July 8, 2024
Frank Wolf on a previous expedition with Alex Kozma.

Wandering 1,400Km to the Northwest Passage

Serial adventurer Frank Wolf has already knocked over two...
July 8, 2024
A few tents on a flat, rocky glacier and Broad Peak's flanks on the left

Climber: Dangerous Ropes on Broad Peak

Tom Kitta of Canada, climbing without porters or oxygen,...
July 8, 2024
The missing submersible

Deep Investigation Reveals Startling Details of OceanGate ‘Titan’ Disaster

When embattled deep-sea tourism startup OceanGate lost its only...
July 7, 2024