exploration
Nepal Is Banning Single-Use Plastics On and Around Everest
Will it help solve the peak's trash problems?
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exploration
Will it help solve the peak's trash problems?
space exploration
On Thursday, it catapulted a communications satellite into space from Cape Canaveral.
preservation
Once-popular Gravensteins are available for just two weeks each August.
hidden
Found in 1863 but not displayed till now, they spent 500 years concealed in a wall.
world record
The country came together—and installed 350 million trees in just 12 hours—to combat climate change.
ruins
Century-old traces of a bygone resort are starting to surface at Castlewood.
communist architecture
The Buzludzha Memorial House has a polarizing history and an uncertain future.
objects of intrigue
“Fallen Astronaut” honors those who died in the Space Race, with a few notable omissions.
trees
Paris’s ambitious “urban forest” plan includes tree-planting near iconic landmarks.
trees
For one thing, they tell us that plants aren't blooming when they used to at Walden Pond—or most anywhere else.
maps
A new exhibit in London has 300 years of celestial ephemera on display.
science
The ancient resin, used for everything from aromatherapy to Catholic ceremonies, is being overtapped.
islands
It was carrying lots of old jugs.
insects
There's more than one way to get from point A to point B while rolling a ball of dung.
fires
And its flowers bloom only a week later.
trees
Now there's nothing left of its whimsical crown.
whiskey
The legend of the Sourtoe Cocktail continues.
science
Maybe, thanks to the magic of fungus.
insects
Researchers in Argentina found the synthetic nest by chance.
native americans
One of just two copies thought to survive is back in Navajo Nation.
insects
Public health officials hope the success can be replicated.
libraries
And all you'll need to see it is a library card.
medicine
An old medical botanical guide offers new avenues for research.
architecture
It wasn't meant to survive nearly that long.