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How Much Trash Is on Mount Everest?
So much trash and nowhere for it to go leads to a mountain of trash.
Everest Expedition Uncovers Exotic Species
Scientists see amazing wildlife and new species in a remote corner of the planet.
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.
Hernán Cortés: Conqueror of the Aztecs
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century.
Amerigo Vespucci: Italian explorer who named America
Reference Amerigo Vespucci was a 16th century explorer, after whom the American continents are named.
Mysterious black spot in polar explorer's diary offers gruesome clue to his fate
In 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.
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?
US Navy's 'Aquanauts' Tested the Boundaries of Deep Diving. It Ended in Tragedy.
Who were the U.S. Navy's deep-diving "aquanauts"?
