GREAT OUTDOORS1 day agoResearchers stranded in Arctic at start of coronavirus pandemic head back for second winterTwo women whose homecoming from an overwinter expedition in the Arctic was delayed by months due to the coronavirus last year have set out again – now with new gear and experience.
World6 days agoMount Everest has grown tallerChina and Nepal jointly announced a new official height for Mount Everest on Tuesday, ending a discrepancy between the two nations.
SCIENCEDecember 5Japanese capsule returns to Earth with important asteroid samplesJapan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully released a small capsule on Saturday and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on our planet, the country’s space agency said.
SCIENCEDecember 4Stunt artists take responsibility for mystery monoliths, sell them for $45GA New Mexico artist collective is taking responsibility for the stainless steel monoliths mysteriously cropping up around the world.
UtahDecember 2Strange Utah monolith taken by group who said, ‘Leave no trace'The 12-foot-tall object, which appeared near Salt Lake City, was reportedly broken down and removed on Friday by four men, according to Colorado photographer Ross Bernards.
WorldNovember 26'Zombie minks' in Denmark that were killed to stop spread of coronavirus appear to rise from their gravesMinks infected with a mutated strain of the novel coronavirus appeared to rise from the grave this week after thousands were culled in Denmark earlier in the month.
OPINIONNovember 24Stephen Moore: Biden wants US to rejoin Paris Climate Accord. Why? It puts America lastThe Paris climate accord is an unmitigated failure.
OPINIONNovember 12Rebecca Grant: Biden wrong to have US rejoin Paris climate accords — rise of China created a climate monsterSimply rejoining the Paris accords and opening the cash gusher is not the way to improve America’s air, water and renewable energy sector.
Hurricanes - TyphoonsNovember 11Hurricanes stay stronger longer after landfall than in past, study saysHurricanes are keeping their staying power longer once they make landfall, spreading more inland destruction, according to a new study.
SharksNovember 6One of world's largest great white sharks pinged off FloridaThe shark is running a path that two other female sharks of similar sizes have made recently.