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DESTINATION GUIDE: 10 Routes to Climb in Chamonix in Winter
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Winter Alpinism is cold and serious, and can seem inaccessible. However do not fear!
In this article UKC Chief Editor Jack Geldard looks at 10 routes that are well suited to that most masochistic of endeavours... winter Alp
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Egypt unveils rare whale fossil museum to boost tourism
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gypt has unveiled what it says is the Middle East’s first museum dedicated to fossils and showcasing an early form of whales, now extinct and known as the “walking whale.” The museum opened Thursday near the Fayoum Oasis sou
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Milky Way Grew From the Inside Out
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Scientists have made a cosmic growth chart of the Milky Way galaxy, an innovative blending of data collected by the ongoing Sloan Digital Sky Survey and a new technique to determine the ages of stars.
Discovery News - Top Stories
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Hang out with bald eagles
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Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center, through January, Rockport; U.S. Forest Service Eagle Viewing Stations, through January, three locations on Highway 20; Rockport State Park Deep Forest Experience, through Feb. 14, Rockp
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Fossilized last meal reflects spiral-shaped intestine
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The fossilized food remains of the extinct predatory fish Saurichthys reflect its spiral-shaped intestine. The spiral valve in fossils from Southern Switzerland is similar to that of sharks and rays. Paleontologists have thus clos
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New methods help advance infectious disease forecasting
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While tremendous progress has been made to eliminate malaria worldwide, about 3.2 billion people--nearly half the world's population--are at risk of the disease, according to the World Health Organization. New tools to help advanc
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Unique high-resolution map on bat diversity in Africa
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A unique map of all 250 African bat species has been created on a high-resolution scale (1 km2). There are very few examples of biodiversity richness based on quantitative data at a continental scale, especially for cha
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Four New Elements Added to Periodic Table
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Elements 113, 115, 117, and 118 have met criteria for discovery, making them the first elements to be added to the periodic table since 2011.
Discovery News - Top Stories
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First European farmers traced back to Anatolia
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When farming spread throughout Europe some 8000 years ago, Anatolia functioned as a hub, spreading genes and the new ideas westward. An international study based on DNA from Anatolian remains indicates the importance of the role A
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Mars Orbiter Catches a Crater Full of Cracks
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In a decidedly wintry-looking scene, frost-filled fractures fills a crater near the north pole of Mars -- as observed by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Discovery News - Top Stories
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Climbers Against Cancer Founder Passes Away
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John Ellison, who founded Climbers Against Cancer after his own diagnosis with prostate cancer in 2011, died from his illness on December 27. He was 52. Ellison, a climber from England, was a prominent figure on the international
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Country's largest national parks hit visitation records
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Many of the country's most prominent national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Zion, set new visitation records in 2015 and are bracing for what could be an even busier new year.
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