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Powder Editors Get Honest About the Gear They Actually Ski Daily

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Nature

These ‘programmable’ knots harness physics to make surgical stitches safer

Inserting easy-to-release slipknots into surgical thread could help surgeons to tie perfect sutures — tight enough to help heal a wound but not so tight that they damage tissue. Researchers worked out ...
Empire

The Best Movie Villains Of All Time

We put out a call for you to vote for your best movie villains of all time and you went at it like Hannibal Lecter tackling a cadaver. Here, then, is our list of the greatest and grisliest, the ...
The British Mountaineering Council

International Summer Meet 2026: Host Applications

Apply to become a Host at the 2026 BMC International Summer Meet between the 13 - 20 June 2026. The BMC is inviting experienced UK climbers to apply as hosts for the 2026 International Summer Meet in ...
PlanetMountain

The World's Worst Belayer

Proper belaying forms part of the ABC of rock climbing, everything depends on this. Unfortunately numerous accidents occur due to incorrect use of belay devices or, worst still, due to distraction. As ...