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The Rise of the Tick

A black-legged tick, which carries Lyme and other diseases. Photo: David Scharf/Getty
LENGTH: 22 minutes (5593 words)

Feeding Frenzy: Science's Battle Against Ticks

A black-legged tick, which carries Lyme and other diseases. Photo: David Scharf/Getty
LENGTH: 1 minutes (461 words)

Lost on Everest

Chapter 5 After a brief lull and a celebration for the successful summit team, the climbers began to regroup for the next summit bids. Hornbein and Unsoeld were relentless in their pursuit of the new…
LENGTH: 3 minutes (922 words)

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Rocketing Into the Grand Canyon's Great Unknown

Kenton Grua (rear) hitting the Grand Canyon's Crystal Rapid with two guided clients in 1974 Photo: John Blaustein
LENGTH: 3 minutes (828 words)
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The Blind Man Making the World's Best Glacial Vodka

Lindquist stalks his prey on the icy sea. Photo: Michael Hanson
LENGTH: 2 minutes (749 words)

A Love Affair With Freeze-Dried Food

Workers go down to minus 12 degrees. Photo: Peter Bohler
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1019 words)

Freelance Adventure Writer

As a newspaper reporter and now as a freelance writer, Christopher Solomon has eaten the blubber cut from a freshly-killed whale, been shot at by riot police in the WTO-crazed streets of Seattle,…

Around the World in 1,026 Days

Erden Eruc. Photo: Ryan Heffernan
AUTHOR:Nick Heil
LENGTH: 3 minutes (755 words)
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