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Resurrecting An Extinct Grain from a 19th-Century Shipwreck
In November of 1878, a three-masted schooner named the...
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A First Free Winter Climb in the High Tatras
Michal Czech, Maciej Kimel, and Tomek Klimczak have done...
Antarctic Fossil Answers Mysteries of Bird Evolution
Paleontologists have found the first complete skull of a...
Colombia’s 5,000m Peaks: Can You Climb Them Legally? Which One is Highest?
After we published a story about an unusual expedition...
The Odds of City-Killer Asteroid Hitting Earth Just Doubled
At the end of January, scientists gave Asteroid 2024...
Flashback: Lafaille’s Death on Winter Makalu
Jean-Christophe Lafaille was well-known for his bold no-oxygen ascents...
Denali Rescue Team May Be Cut to Six People
Unless something changes, the search-and-rescue team at Alaska's Denali...
For $80, SOS Service Will Pay for Your Backcountry Rescue
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Barneo: Will the North Pole Camp Finally, Finally Run Again This Year?
I opened the Barneo Ice Camp website today, and...
New Telescope Catches General Relativity on Display in Stunning Photo
Albert Einstein predicted in 1912 that massive objects should...
Manhauling 1,100Km Through Northwest Passage in the Footsteps of Amundsen’s Men
In 1905, during Roald Amundsen's first transit of the...
A Rare Winter Attempt on Pakistan’s Batura I
A winter attempt on a Karakoram giant passed unnoticed...
How Easy Would it Be for Aliens to Find Life on Earth?
If an alien civilization exists and has technology similar...
Exploration Mysteries: The Philadelphia Experiment
It is a cheesy B-movie, an iconic X-Files episode,...
Radioactive Dust From The Cold War Still Blows Around Europe
In March 2022, a Saharan dust storm turned skies...
Jon Krakauer Confronts YouTube Critic With His Own Series of Videos
Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air recounted the tragic incidents...
AI Upgrade Allows Robot to Waltz With Human Partner
Until now, all robots, no matter how sophisticated, have...
Karl Egloff Speeds Up Aconcagua to Prep For Everest in a Day
Karl Egloff of Ecuador has broken an unusual speed...
Weekend Warm-Up: The Organic Gold Hunters of the Himalaya
On the slopes of the Himalaya grows something which...
