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A polar bear on its hind legs

Using DNA From Prints in the Snow to Study Polar Bears

Scientists who study polar bears have a difficult job....
The climber looking okay but in shck, with a broken helmet and giving a faint thubs-up.

Martin Sieberer On Ice Climbing and Close Calls

He is still shaken after a very long fall...
Archaeologists from the University of Oulu working at the site.

Archaeologists Discover Huge Stone Age Graveyard in Lapland

Archaeologists might have found the oldest Stone Age burial...
Rugby, North Dakota was the first center of North America but lost its crown.

Another Geographical Center, Another Bitter Fight: Three Small Towns Battle It Out

What is the geographical center of North America? The...
Two climbers in red on the rocky summit of a mainly snowy peak, the long valley behind them.

Mattia Conte Joins Alex Txikon on Winter Annapurna

Alex Txikon is currently hiking in to winter Annapurna. The...
Axolotl, a peculiar salamander

Forever Young But Almost Extinct: The Fight to Save Axolotls

The axolotl is one of the world’s only neotenic...
A pulk in low light in Antarctica

Antarctica 2023-4: The Weather Worsens

Although Antarctica's weather is never exactly gentle, it's been...
Marapi erupts.

Eleven Found Dead Out Of Twelve Missing After Indonesian Eruption

As we reported earlier this week, 11 people were...
Remains at the Hospital of St. John the Evangelist.

‘Bone Biographies’ Show Lives of Ordinary People in Medieval England

Bones from Cambridge, England have revealed the surprisingly detailed...
file headshots of the climbers

Bodies of Missing Climbers Found on Cerro Marmolejo

Yesterday, rescue pilots spotted the bodies of Ignacio Lucero,...
Hide Yamazaki

Scientist Studying Thinning Sea Ice Drowns in North Greenland

A Japanese scientist studying thinning sea ice has died...
a scenic sunset of the Murray River in Australia

Novice Kayaker Shatters 30-Year-Old Record on Australia’s Longest River

Dave Alley doesn't consider himself a kayaker. Yet the...
Location of marapi volcano drawn as a red triangle on a map of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi.

Twelve Still Missing after Indonesian Eruption

When Mount Marapi, an Indonesian volcano on the island...
Matteo Della Bordella

Matteo Della Bordella’s 2023: From Patagonia to the Karakoram

Matteo Della Bordella has always sought new lines on...
Chinstrap penguins on a snowy slope.

Penguins Nap 10,000 Times a Day

Chinstrap penguins are champions of the power nap. They...
Lucero poses on the summit in a sunny day, with a ski mask on his forehead.

Guide and Two Clients Missing on Chilean Volcano

Argentinian mountain guide Ignacio Lucero and his two clients...
Kiah Vail tackles the wildfires in Canada.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Cerro Nora West in winter

A First Ascent In Northern Patagonia

Last week, Italians Paolo Marazzi and Luca Schiera made...
Jornet's early adventure shoe sketches.

Weekend Warm-Up: Kilian Jornet is ‘Nnormal,’ and Also Isn’t

Kilian Jornet has been designing gear since he was...
The overall winner. Krystle Wright captures Angela VanWiemeersch scaling a cra

See the Winners of the World’s Best Adventure Sports Photo Contest

For the first time, a woman has won the...
Arctic woollybear caterpillar

Woolly Bear Caterpillar: The Great Arctic Survivor

A while back, I was looking for relics from...
Eric Gilbertson and Andreas Frydensberg on a summit.

Eric Gilbertson Becomes Just 3rd American to Get Snow Leopard Award

Eric Gilbertson of the U.S. and Andreas Frydensberg of...
a golden mole

Scientists Strike it Rich With Discovery of Long-Lost Golden Mole

Treasure has many definitions, but I think most of...
book cover

Book Review: ‘The Last Island,’ Where an Uncontacted Tribe Killed a Would-Be Missionary

In The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most...