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Mystery surrounds Himalayan 'skeleton lake'
Aug 21, 2019A shallow lake situated high up in the mountains of India is filled with skeletal remains dating back centuries.
Earliest evidence of human mountaineers found
Aug 10, 2019Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of Ice Age human habitation in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia.
Ice spires hint at potential for life on Pluto
Jul 9, 2019The existence of algae high up in the Andes Mountains hints at the possibility of life on distant, icy worlds.
80-mile-wide 'storm' is swarm of ladybugs
Jun 9, 2019A storm that appeared on National Weather Service radar recently turned out to be something else entirely.
'Lost world' of mountains hidden under our feet
Feb 15, 2019Vast mountains that could be taller than Mt Everest are thought to exist hundreds of miles beneath the ground.
New Zealand's Kaikoura lights mystery turns 40
VIDEO Dec 31, 2018Four decades ago, multiple UFO sightings were reported over the Kaikoura mountains on South Island.
Underwater 'lost world' found off Tasmania
VIDEO Oct 10, 2018A deep sea research vessel has discovered a chain of underwater mountains that are teeming with life.
Scientists solve animal evolution mystery
Aug 17, 2017A sea algae boom has been credited with the rise of the first complex life forms in Earth's distant past.
Real-life treasure hunt has claimed two lives
Jun 23, 2017Two people have died while attempting to track down a $2M haul hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains.
Piles of tumbleweed engulf Australian homes
VIDEO Feb 18, 2016Residents of Wangaratta in Victoria have found their homes buried underneath mountains of tumbleweed.
Only known wild jaguar in US caught on film
VIDEO Feb 4, 2016The solitary feline, who has been nicknamed El Jefe, was picked up on camera in the Santa Rica Mountains.
Body found at Russia's infamous Dyatlov Pass
Jan 14, 2016A new mystery has arisen in the area where nine hikers died under mysterious circumstances back in 1959.
New mountain range revealed on Pluto
Jul 22, 2015New images from the New Horizons probe have revealed another vast region of mountains on Pluto's surface.
First close-up pictures of Pluto revealed
Jul 16, 2015The first ever high resolution images of the surface of Pluto have been unveiled at a press conference.
Thousands of mountains found on ocean floor
Oct 4, 2014A new mapping project has revealed the terrain at the bottom of the sea in unprecedented detail.
Ancient reptile named after 'Avatar' creature
Sep 15, 2014A huge winged reptile from Earth's past is very similar to the flying creatures in the movie 'Avatar'.
Tibetans inherited high-altitude genes
Jul 5, 2014Tibetans are believed to have obtained their resilience to high altitudes from the Denisovan people.
Dozens of Yeti hair samples DNA tested
Jul 2, 2014Scientists have been analyzing samples of hair that are said to have originated from the elusive cryptid.
Real-life 'Gollum' turns out to be a hoax
VIDEO Jun 27, 2014A strange Gollum-like creature photographed in China has been revealed to be an actor in a costume.
Mystery figure sighted in remote mountains
VIDEO Apr 29, 2014Two men climbing in the mountains of British Columbia spotted an unusual figure in the distance.
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