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Terraforming Mars: Will It Happen? Is It Even Possible?
Last week, the Trump administration released a presidential budget...
Nanga Parbat: Quieter Than Usual But not Empty
Those climbers who didn't cancel their plans when the...
Quipu: The Inca’s Mysterious Recording Device
Long before Spanish colonization, the indigenous people of Peru...
New Scans Show Fate of Sunken SS Terra Nova
This week, a team of maritime archaeologists completed a...
Body of Mountaineer Who Fell to His Death on McKinley Recovered
On June 2, ski mountaineer Alex Chiu, 41, of...
The Werewolf Hunting Craze in 17th-Century France
In September of 1573, authorities in the Franche-Comté region...
Duo Kayaks 720km Through Stormy Alaskan Waters
Canadian adventurer Frank Wolf and teammate David Berrisford have...
Nuptse: The Hardest Part of the Everest-Lhotse-Nuptse Triple Crown
Climbing Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse in a single season...
Looking Back: The Disappearance of Pete Boardman and Joe Tasker on Everest in 1982
In the spring of 1982, a small British team...
Using Sound to Save the ‘Little Dodo’
The tooth-billed pigeon, often dubbed the "little dodo," is...
Vincent Colliard Escapes Crevasse Fall on Ellesmere Island
Ten days ago, while exiting the Agassiz Ice Cap...
Indian Politician Wants to Ban Climbing on Sacred Kangchenjunga
Authorities in Sikkim, India, are demanding that Kangchenjunga, the...
A Tiny Otter That Vanished From Nepal in the 1800s Reappears
In the same way you can't prove a negative,...
Walking with the Guanches: A Newcomer’s Guide to Ancient Tenerife
Tenerife, an island off the coast of Morocco, was...
A Sneak Peek at Some of the 2025 Comedy Wildlife Photography Entries
Every year, elegant shots of gliding whales and prowling...
Off the Beaten Track: Rock Climbing in Croatia’s Paklenica National Park
The most famous climbing site in Croatia, the gorges...
Urubko Prepares for Diamir Face of Nanga Parbat
A small number of alpine-style teams in Pakistan are...
The 75th Anniversary of The First Ascent Of An 8,000m Peak: Annapurna I
Seventy-five years ago, on June 3, 1950, French mountaineers...
Schrodinger’s Cat, and How Death Doesn’t Add Up in Quantum Mechanics
After escaping the Nazis by minutes and then getting...
Exclusive: Tyler Andrews Explains What Happened to Him on Everest
Last week, ultrarunner Tyler Andrews launched a last-ditch attempt...
