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Found: World’s Oldest Forest, Which Changed Life Forever

If you were hiking through the world’s oldest forest,...
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Breakthrough Draws ‘De-Extinction’ of Mammoth Nearer

Colossal Biosciences announced yesterday that it has created cells...
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This Week in Patagonia: Two More New Routes, One Solid Repetition

Luka Lindic and Luka Krajnc have opened a 500m...
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We’re Closer to a Universal Antivenom for Snake Bites

BY STUART AINSWORTH AND CAMILLE ABADA   If you're bitten by...
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What Went Wrong on Winter Trango Tower

Maciej Kimel and Michal Krol of Poland expected extreme...
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A Polar Training Site in Northern Norway

A few years ago, I wrote an article for...
Tridentinosaurus antiquus.

280-Million-Year-Old Fossil is a Forgery

In 1931, researchers discovered an incredible reptile fossil in...
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Great Explorers: William Drummond Stewart

William Drummond Stewart did not conquer lands of the...
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Platypus Stings Woman in Rare Event

Platypus survival may be jeopardized — but don’t tell...
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Slightly Stale: Turkish Loaf Ranks Among World’s Oldest Bread

Ever eat day-old bread? Try 3,147,760-day-old bread. That's what food...
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Winter Climbing Areas, Part IV: Swedish Lapland With Fredrik Strang

With spring just two weeks away, it's almost time...
The two male humpback whales copulating in 2022

Two Male Humpback Whales Seen Having Sex — With Each Other

For the first time, humpback whales have been spotted...

Our Lost Human Ancestors, Closer to Us Than Neanderthals

When archaeologists recovered a human finger bone fragment from...
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Exploration Mysteries: Lakes of the Badain Jaran Desert

A peculiar satellite image recently made the rounds on...
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Shark-Eating Orcas Strike Again in First Confirmed Solo Kill

If you’re a shark in Indian Ocean coastal waters...

Everest Season About to Begin: Here’s What We Know

The Icefall Doctors left Namche Bazaar today for Everest....
Cole Brauer.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
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Patagonia: More Successful Ascents

Despite Patagonia's ever-changing and ever-challenging weather, more teams have...
Himalaya.

A Complicated Route: How One Man Hiked 2,600km from India to Nepal

Laurent Berthod spent 95 days hiking from Leh in...
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Aliens Could Be Trapped On Their Own Planets

How come we still don’t know whether or not...
The tiny transluscent fish

One of the World’s Tiniest Fishes Makes a Sound Like a Gunshot

Barely the size of a thumbnail, a Myanmar fish...
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Weekend Warm-Up: Social Ignorance, Super 8 Mastery in ‘Mountain of Storms’

If you’re hooked from the tight 15-second intro to...
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Exploration Mysteries: Beale Ciphers

Straight out of a National Treasure movie, the Beale...
A queue near the summit of Everest last year.

Tracking Chips Now Mandatory For All Everest Climbers

Along with poo bags to carry down excrement, Nepal...