Muskoxen are built to chill. These animals can endure, even thrive, in some of the harshest conditions on Earth—the Arctic winter. Their long, wiry outer coat covers a soft and thick inner layer, called qiviut, that keeps them toasty even as temperatures plummet. When winter ends, the muskoxen shed this undercoat, which is collected and spun into yarn that"s warmer than sheep"s wool and softer than cashmere—pricier, too.
Going head-to-head with winter
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World Meteorological Day
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This reef is nowhere near the sea…
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Taughannock Falls State Park
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico
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World Theatre Day
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Happy Birthday, Eiffel Tower
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It s ∞ Day!
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The Millennium at 20
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Adorable activism
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Surströmming Day
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Midsummer in Sweden
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Party like it’s 5779
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Why, aloe there
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National Take the Stairs Day
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Mount Hood, Oregon
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Black bear cub emerging into spring
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Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
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Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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Everglades National Park marks 90 years
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A ‘Superior’ paddle
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World Environment Day
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Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota
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