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Decapitated skeletons at the site.

Ancient Headhunting Massacre of Women and Children in China

Researchers have unearthed a mass grave in China containing...
November 11, 2023
Close shot of the climbers with helmets and hoods on, cloudy background.

Ramsden and Miller Bag Major First Ascent in Remote Western Nepal

Paul Ramsden and Tim Miller of the UK are...
November 11, 2023
Fuego volcano

Weekend Warm-Up: Fuego is Fire

In Fuego, a brief seven-minute film named after a...
November 11, 2023
goofy looking surfer dude

Explaining Surfers’ Dialect and Why They Sound Perpetually Stoned

BY BRIAN SOUSA Sure, climbing has lots of technical jargon,...
November 10, 2023
Adam Ondra climbing.

Adam Ondra Onsights ‘El Gran Bellanco’ in Montanejos, Spain

Czech ace Adam Ondra has onsighted El Gran Bellanco....
November 10, 2023
The climbers pose in Base camp, in front of a chorten with prayer flags.

Last-Minute Summit Push on Sharpu VI

The Japanese team attempting unclimbed Sharpu VI has to...
November 10, 2023
a submarine volcano erupts

New Island Bursts From Ocean Off Japan

For generations, the view from Japan’s Ioto (or Iwo...
November 10, 2023
Jorge Diaz-Rullo climbing in Margalef.

Jorge Diaz-Rullo Opens Fiendishly Hard Route in Spain

Spanish pro climber Jorge Diaz-Rullo recently sent two new...
November 10, 2023
snowy volcano erupting

Eurasia’s Highest Active Volcano Stirs Again

Kamchatka's ever-restless Klyuchevskaya volcano has erupted again. This time,...
November 9, 2023
Close shot of txikon in dim light, with Ama Dablam rising behind him under a mauve sky.

Winter Preview: Txikon to Annapurna, Urubko Trains For Mystery Goal

Three weeks before the beginning of the winter climbing...
November 9, 2023
Andrews smiles for a selfie, with mirror sun glasses and a background of peaks and lakes.

Tyler Andrews and the Future of Himalayan FKTs

Tyler Andrews is currently relaxing on Thailand's beaches after...
November 9, 2023
smiley balloon floating in a marsh

The Innocent Destroyers: How Balloons Kill Wildlife

Your balloons don't float up to heaven. They go...
November 8, 2023
a saltwater crocodile.

Croc Bites Man, Man Bites Croc

If you or I happened to be attacked by...
November 8, 2023
Mina Hubbard in winter

Legends Series: Mina Hubbard

Early in the 20th century, Labrador was a nearly...
November 8, 2023
Orcas in the Mediterranean.

Orcas Send Another Ship to the Bottom of the Strait of Gibraltar

Add another notch on the wall for orcas in...
November 8, 2023
Fjallraven Polar 2023

Fjällräven Wants You (Yes You!) to Join Its 2024 Polar Expedition

Fjällräven wants to pluck you off the couch and...
November 8, 2023
The climbers smile and hold a Czech flag with a sea of clouds at sunset behind.

Nepal First Ascents: Tengi Ragi Tau, Dhamovar, Jugal 5

Several teams have just returned from Nepal with first...
November 7, 2023
An artist's rendering of a tractor beam used to remove space junk.

Revolutionizing Space Cleanup: Tractor Beams of the Future Tackle Junk in Orbit

Here’s another advance in technology that brings us one...
November 7, 2023
sphinx and pyramids in Egypt

Natural Forces Carved the Sphinx: New Study

Ancient Egyptians had inhuman help to build the Sphinx,...
November 7, 2023
The climber on a steep slope of thin ice and rock slabs.

New Route Up Flat Top Peak in Northwest India

Young Swiss climbers Matthias Gribi, Nathan Monard, and Hugo...
November 7, 2023

Watch Whale Slam Wingfoiler in Scary Moment

Wingfoiler plus whale — what does that add up...
November 7, 2023
Emma Schroder

Emma Schroder Completes Coastline Walk of Britain

Emma Schroder, 30, has completed her walk around the...
November 6, 2023
Artists impression of a Woolly Rhino.

Woolly Rhino Genome Reconstructed From Ancient Hyena Poo

We know of two species of Ice Age woolly...
November 6, 2023
Cave art of a lion

Ancient African Lion Drawing Found in Puerto Rican Cave

The cave art of Puerto Rico includes a maned...
November 5, 2023