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
Today in History
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Pride 2022
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High tide at the walled city
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The stylish Spanish shawl
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Wild and beautiful Alaska
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National Park Service Founders Day
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Things are looking up
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Overlooking the Douro
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Gateway to America
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Angkor, Cambodia
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For the love of bikes
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Birch trees, Drammen, Norway
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Eurasian lynx
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Back to the nest
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Red-leaf hunting in Japan
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Halfway Day
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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Porto Cathedral, Portugal
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Grab onto the handlebars, kid
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Our Lady of the Rocks
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Whale hello there!
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The cycle begins anew
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Tough turf
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Celebrating Flag Day: ‘O long may it wave’
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Canada s $20 view
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Arambol Beach, Goa, India
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Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand