Exploration and Explorers
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Everest Expedition Uncovers Exotic Species
Scientists see amazing wildlife and new species in a remote corner of the planet.
By Bjorn Carey Last updated
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Everest Overcrowding: Can It Be Fixed?Hundreds of climbers form lines to attempt to push for the summit and this past weekend the results were deadly.
By Emily Sohn Last updated
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Hernán Cortés: Conqueror of the AztecsHernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century.
By Jessie Szalay Last updated
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Amerigo Vespucci: Italian explorer who named AmericaReference Amerigo Vespucci was a 16th century explorer, after whom the American continents are named.
By Jessie Szalay Published
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Mysterious black spot in polar explorer's diary offers gruesome clue to his fateIn 1907, explorer Jørgen Brønlund died during an expedition in Greenland. Scientists recently gleaned new details about Brønlund's death from a mark in his diary.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Why Is There So Much Oil in the Arctic?Beneath the Arctic lie billions of barrels of oil. But as the international energy race intensifies, we wonder, how did all that oil get there in the first place?
By Emma Bryce Published
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US Navy's 'Aquanauts' Tested the Boundaries of Deep Diving. It Ended in Tragedy.Who were the U.S. Navy's deep-diving "aquanauts"?
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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This Creepy Hole-Fish Is So Excited to Eat Literally AnythingWhich unfortunate animal will wander too close to this ugly burrow fish's horrible mouth first?
By Rafi Letzter Published
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Did Amelia Earhart Perish on the Pacific Island of Nikumaroro?A forensic anthropologist says he's 99 percent sure bones found on this Pacific Island belong to the lost Amelia Earhart.
By Jeanna Bryner Published
