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NYT Article Alleges Nirmal Purja Sexually Assaulted Fellow Climbers
Two women have gone on the record to accuse...
Iron Age Woman’s Remains Suggest Grim Human Sacrifice
Broken bones, a lacerated vertebrae, and bound wrists: An...
Single and Ready to Mingle: World’s Loneliest Plant Seeks Mate
If you think it's rough out there for single...
Homeless Mr. Spock: Real-Life Planet Vulcan Doesn’t Exist After All
Planet Vulcan was the famous homeworld of the humanoid...
Stuck in Snow Cave, Two Hypothermic Denali Climbers Await Rescue
Denali park rangers sprang into action when several mountaineers...
Everest Ropes Mystery: The Other Side Speaks
Yesterday, Nirmal Purja confirmed to ExplorersWeb that the ropes...
Rogue Waves Are Getting More Frequent. Here’s Why
It's an oft-quoted fact that we know less about...
Kangchenjunga: Poles Safe in Base Camp After Difficult Descent
To everyone's relief, Bartek Ziemski and Oswald Rodrigo Pereira...
Everest: Nirmal Purja Posts Video of Cut Ropes, Shares Details
The last teams on Everest are back down. Among...
Everest Season Closes on International Everest Day
Everest's 2024 season ended today. All the remaining teams...
Kangchenjunga: Angry Crossfire in Base Camp as Poles Descend
The atmosphere was far from friendly in Kangchenjunga Base...
Billionaire Funds New Submersible to Dive to Titanic Depths
Nearly a year after the ill-fated Titan submersible imploded...
Everest Billboard Comes Down as Season Nears End
It was the first controversy of the 2024 Everest...
Do These Ancient Pictographs Show a Supernova?
In 1953, two CalTech astrophysicists with a side passion...
Two Surprises: A Kangchenjunga Summit, and an Attempt on Cho Oyu
As we mentioned yesterday, commercial teams returned to Base...
Everest ‘Dirty Politics’ Leads To Claim Of Rope Cutting, Gov. Investigation
Nirmal Purja made bold claims on Sunday, posting on...
Treasure from the Deep: Deep-Sea Anglerfish Washes Ashore in Oregon
There's rare, and then there's deep-sea anglerfish rare. Only...
Canada West to East Trades Pedals for Paddles
Nicolas Roulx and Catherine Chagnon have completed the cycling...
New Interactive Map of Antarctica Released
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released an interactive...
