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Steve Etches and the skull.

Hiker Discovers Sea Monster Skull In Dorset Cliff

A fossil enthusiast has discovered a huge pliosaur skull...
Joffrey Maulski bikepacking across Iceland.

Bikepacking Across Lapland in Winter

In the next few days, French adventurer and photographer...
Everest's summit area, looking rather dry of snow.

2023 Everest Deaths Totaled 18, the Worst Ever

The Himalayan Database has updated its spring 2023 statistics....
K2

Let’s Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of International Mountain Day

Today, Dec. 11, is International Mountain Day. It all began...
A chimpanzee climbing

Downclimbing in Apes Led to Human Arm Development

Every time you go for a swim, throw a...
illustration of lost city under ocean

Exploration Mysteries: Lemuria

I first heard of the name Lemuria from Ray...
Stage 8 of the Juliana Trail from Bohinj Bistrica to Podbrdo

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Wolf with a sea otter on Alaska's Katmai coast.

The Top 10 Science Stories of 2023

Over the last 12 months, scientific breakthroughs have ranged...
planets crashing

Exploration Mysteries: Theia Impact

Almost since the beginning of the solar system, Earth...
surfer in tube

Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Calypte’: Sailing & Surfing Around the World

BY ALEXANDER HARO This review first appeared on The Inertia.   Torren...
an astronaut harvesting tomatoes

Discovery of Space Tomato Relieves Record-Breaking Astronaut From Fracas

The discovery of an extraterrestrially harvested tomato has finally...
a photo collage of surfing shots

The Encyclopedia of Surfing is a Whirlpool of History Worth Getting Sucked Into

Every human activity and pastime has a record keeper,...
A tiny climber on a big ice-covered face, entering a free-hanging section.

New Ice Climbing Routes Everywhere: Dolomites, Norway, and Scotland

The cold days across central and northern Europe have...
two people dig in stony ground

Amateur Searchers Find Palace of King Henry VII’s Mother

A group of archaeology enthusiasts deep in interior England...
Ed Pratt and his unicycle.

Unicycling Across Latvia On Hiking Trails

Only a maniac would attempt to unicycle across a...
a brown bear with a dazed appearance

Sleepy Bears Stagger Around Siberia as Hibernation Stalls

Bears in eastern Russia’s Amur region can’t seem to...
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 portrait

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...