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Scientists discovered a surprising cooling trend on glaciers in Mount Everest 10 years ago. Now they think they know what's causing it.
For the last 15 years, local temperatures have dropped on mountains like Mount Everest during warme…
Saugat Bolakhe
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What it's like living in a national park home to the snowiest area in the US - where avalanches are common and snow towers over people
National Park Service employees work to clear the road leading up to the Paradise Jackson Visitor C…
Monica Humphries
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Photos show how SpaceX's first civilian crew trained by climbing Mount Rainier and flying jets. They launch Wednesday.
The Inspiration4 crew has climbed Mount Rainier and endured a 30-hour simulation inside a Crew Drag…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Everything to know about 'The Bachelorette' contestant Marcus Shoberg, a military veteran and frontrunner for Jenn's heart
Marcus Shoberg emerged as a frontrunner for Jenn Tran's heart early on in "The Bachelorette." Here'…
Olivia Singh
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I quit my high-paying legal career and moved into my car. It was the best decision I ever made.
After a trip, a lawyer decided to quit her job, which paid well but left her feeling empty. She mov…
Allison Snyder
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Photos and videos show a glowing, UFO-shaped cloud hovering over a town in Turkey
Meteorologist say it's a lenticular cloud, which explains its UFO-like shape. The cloud can often b…
Marielle Descalsota
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I helped milk 70 goats twice a day in exchange for food and a place to stay — and it was one of the best experiences of my life
I was a freshman at Brandeis University in Boston volunteered at Left Foot Farm, 55 miles south of …
Elle Hardy
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A Seattle hiker was brought 'back from the dead' by doctors after his heart stopped for 45 minutes
Michael Knapinski was airlifted to a Seattle hospital after he was found unconscious in a freezing …
Sophia Ankel
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SpaceX's first civilian crew will have zip ties and sedatives onboard their spaceship in case someone becomes a danger
SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew trained for five months ahead of their launch. They're prepared for a ra…
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
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4 skiers killed and 4 injured after triggering avalanche near Salt Lake City, Utah
The survivors were able to dig themselves out and also uncover the others but it was too late, acco…
Naina Bhardwaj
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SpaceX's first space tourists have returned to Earth, splashing down inside the Crew Dragon spaceship
SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission, a spaceship filled with tourists, has survived a high-speed plummet …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA astronaut Megan McArthur's warning to space tourists: Spaceflight is uncomfortable and risky. It takes grit.
Astronauts compare spaceflight to a camping trip for a reason. You have to give up showers, flush t…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A couple who lives full-time in an RV spends just $1,200 per month, including trips abroad. Here's their budget breakdown.
Melissa Nance and Wade Smith have lived in their RV since 2017. Every year, they only work for six …
Frank Olito
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I took a rare look inside one of Amazon's giant warehouses right before the company hiked workers' wages - here's what I saw
It's the core of Amazon's business, and also one of the most controversial: current and former empl…
Avery Hartmans
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Amid government shutdown, National Park Service reportedly to take unprecedented step of tapping entrance fees to maintain lands
National Park Service Deputy Director P. Daniel explained in a statement that these stopgap solutio…
Benjamin Goggin,Benjamin Gogg…
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The US conducted the first contained underground nuclear test 58 years ago today
Atmospheric testing had two crucial downsides. First, the blasts were more easily observable and in…
Jeremy Bender
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One of the best companies in America gives employees 'yay days' to take off work - but they can't be used for just anything
The retail chain made Glassdoor's 2018 Employees' Choice Awards, coming in at 61 out of 100 of empl…
Áine Cain
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52 Volcanoes That Pose A 'Serious Threat' To The US Aren't Being Monitored Nearly Enough
Waiting to deploy a proper monitoring effort until a hazardous volcano awakens and an unrest crisis…
Ajai Raj
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Here's the explanation for South Africa's creepy 'UFO' clouds
As National Geographic reports, they are known as lenticular clouds, and are typically formed when …
Tanya Lewis
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Disaster at 18,200 feet
What really happened on Denali, North America's tallest peak, on the day a 31-year-old mountaineer …