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In Ecuador, the Solitary Hummingbird Becomes Social
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Why Feral Camels Once Haunted the American Southwest
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, denizens...
Weekend Warm-Up: Painting the Mountains
Painting the Mountains documents the work of Matthew Tufts,...
Paddling Into Trouble: Noted Climber Rescued Kayaking in the Adriatic
French alpinist Mathieu Maynadier and former Croatian alpine ski...
Early Mammals’ Fur Had No Color, Was All Dark Grey
Recent discoveries have shown that brightly colored crests and...
Avian Flu is Tearing Through the Antarctic Peninsula
Disease tops nobody's list of Antarctic dangers. "The great...
One of the Last Wild Faces in the Alps Finally Climbed
Between March 6 and 9, Roger Schaeli, Filippo Sala...
Five Cutting Edge Grants to the Greater Ranges Awarded in 2025
Every year, the Cutting Edge Grants awarded by the...
U.S. National Parks Report Record Visitor Numbers At ‘Catastrophic’ Time
Like many countries post-COVID, America's national parks have never...
Nepalese Guides Use Off Season To Attempt First Ascent Near Manaslu
For the second year in a row, three Nepalese...
Everest Icefall Doctors About to Begin World’s Most Dangerous Job
The Sherpa team in charge of opening a route...
Two Climbs in the Remote Tien Shan
Kirill Belotserkovskiy and Ira Kozlovskaya recently spent a week...
Puppets With ‘Creepy’ Facial Expressions Found in El Salvador Pyramid
Archaeologists have unearthed five ceramic puppets from a pyramid...
Second Winter Ascent of Big Wall on Georgia’s Highest Peak
David Kocsis and Marton Nagy of Hungary have opened...
Space Mystery of the Week: Why Does Our Solar System Like Spirals?
Space is full of surprises, and the most recent...
