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buffalypso in a forest

Weirdest Animal Hybrids: What on Earth is a Buffalypso?

At school, wildlife is pretty straightforward. Kids are told...
rainbow-colored mineral from the mantle

Mantle Rocks From ‘Lost City’ May Give Clues to Origin of Life

Researchers have drilled a window into the layer of...
Kilian Jornet shillouetting while scrambling on a ridge in low light

An Otherworldly Kilian Jornet Smashes All Previous Records on His Alpine Connections Challenge

On August 10, Kilian Jornet won Switzerland's Sierre Zinal...
volcano and tiny hikers

Terrified Hikers Flee Erupting Volcano

Shocking footage shows a group of hikers running for...
Simon Carrier and Maxime Geoffroy

Ice Stops Northwest Passage Kayakers

Canadian kayakers Simon Carrier and Maxime Geoffroy had a...
Mont Blanc du tacul as seen from the east, with the couloird signaled

Two More Dead on Mont Blanc Du Tacul in Rappeling Accident

Two Spanish climbers died yesterday on the Gervasutti Couloir...
The climbers lays on a bed and a doctor standing by his side checks some radiographies

Gasherbrum IV: Stranded Climbers Airlifted

Sergey Mironov and Mikhail Mironov are finally at a...

Fisherman Knocked Unconscious After Whale Tail Hits Him in the Face

BY ALEXANDER HARO On the morning of August 18, a...
The Andromeda and the Milky Way.

Will Our Galaxy Collide With Andromeda? Good News: The Odds are Just 50-50

Astronomers have long believed that our Milky Way will...
lake nyos aerial

The 1986 Deadly Gas Blanket From Lake Nyos

It was a scene out of a horror movie....
Close shot of Sam Hennessey with dawn jacket, helmet and sunglasses

Sam Hennessey: A Quiet Excellence

This fall, Sam Hennessey will attempt the north face...

When a Day on Earth Was Just 22 Hours Long

Earth's rotation has been slowing over time, but not...
Close shot of Nawang Sherpa, carrying a backpack

Here is Nawang Sherpa, Who Died on Everest Out of Loyalty

Nawang Sherpa died because he refused to abandon his...
Gasherbrum IV in a windy day

Gasherbrum IV Rescue: Stranded Climbers Helped Down to ABC

Rescuers reached Sergey Mironov and Mikhail Mironov this morning...
Two pictures of a granite big wall rising over grassy plains and capped with snow.

New Big Wall Route in East Greenland

Dodging the polar bears that have been abundant in...
an illustration of ruins underwater

Exploration Mysteries: Where Are These Famous Figures Buried?

Despite what proponents of pseudo-archaeology would have you believe,...
dodo in natural environment

The Speedy Dodo: History’s Most Misunderstood Bird

The poster child of extinction is also one of...
Archil Badriashvili.

Archil Badriashvili: A Tribute to an Exceptional Man and Climber

Archil Badriashvili's funeral took place in Georgia on August...
maze or seracs and crevasses on Gasherbrum IV

Gasherbrum IV: Stranded Climbers Fight for Their Lives

On Gasherbrum IV, two injured climbers are struggling to...
Loch Enoch and the Rhinns of Kells, in the heart of Galloway National Park.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
the climbers at Skardu airport

Another Tragedy on Gasherbrum IV: Nilov Presumed Dead, Two Injured, Call for Help

A falling serac struck a group of Russian climbers...
mars

A Revolutionary Way To Warm Up Mars

NASA wants to send astronauts to Mars in the...
Matterhorn in a sunny day, with a cloud in the middle of its east side.

Third Death on Matterhorn This Week

Another climber fell to his death on the Matterhorn...
Alex Staniforth full length portrait in red shirt

Weekend-Warm-Up: Head Above Water

British adventurer Alex Staniforth isn't an elite athlete, nor...