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Changing Climate in the Himalaya

New Study Finds Concern Reflected in Local Opinion

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Sucker-Footed Bat Hangs Upright Via Sweat, Not Suction

Despite its name, the sucker-footed bat of Madagascar actually uses "modified sweat" to cling to slick leaves, a new study says.
Where Are All the Migratory Birds Going?

The bobolink, a North American relative of blackbirds, finds its wintering grounds in South America by reading the sun and stars, Earth's landscape and magnetic fields, and polarized light humans can't even see.
Prehistoric Pygmy Sea Cow Discovered in Madagascar

The fossil "water bushpig"—as the locals call it—fills in a gap between primitive land-dwelling mammals to today's aquatic sea cows, a new study says.
Ice Baby

A near-perfect frozen mammoth resurfaces after 40,000 years, bearing clues to a great vanished species.

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Grants for Northern Europeans

The Global Exploration Fund establishes local support for research, conservation, and exploration projects.

Cameron to Dive to Deepest Point

In a sci-fi craft, James Cameron has just broken the record for deepest solo-piloted sub dive. Now he's headed for Earth's deepest point.
DEEPSEA CHALLENGE

Follow the expedition as Explorer-in-Residence James Cameron attempts to reach the deepest place on Earth.