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Debate around the ethics of climbing Mount Everest has grown since 1990, when the numbers of mountaineers attempting the ...
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The global xenon gas market is poised for significant expansion, with its valuation anticipated to grow from an estimated USD ...
The climbing season on Mount Everest peaks in late May and early June every year. Extreme weather patterns at this location and altitude mean the mai ...
A nuclear engineer explains how the International Atomic Energy Agency monitors peaceful nuclear programs, and why it’s worrisome that Iran stopped cooperating with the IAEA.
A small crew out of the UK summited Everest in days with the help of xenon gas. Here's what xenon gas is, why it's used for climbing, and the risks of using it.
Their objection isn’t to xenon itself but to the idea of making Everest easier. That’s the same problem many runners have with Kipyegon’s sub-four-minute-mile attempt.
But these criticisms can feel like post hoc justifications for the fact that many mountaineers simply have a gut-level aversion to what seems like a shortcut to the summit. Their objection isn’t to ...