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Has science solved one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries? The bizarre deaths of hikers at Russia's Dyatlov Pass have inspired countless conspiracy theories, but the answer may lie in an elegant computer model based on surprising sources. ByRobin George Andrews Email A 62-year-old adventure mystery that has prompted conspiracy theories around Soviet military experiments, Yetis, and even extraterrestrial contact may have its best, most sensible explanation yet—one found in a series of avalanche simulations based in part on car crash experiments and animation used in the movie Froze...

A group of tourists have reportedly gone missing in the mountain pass where nine people died under mysterious circumstances in 1959.

How Researchers Used GM Car Crash Data And Frozen To Explain A Grisly 62-Year-Old Mystery Share To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. I am a fan of the strange and unusual, so when our Editor-in-Chief Rory Carroll spotted this fascinating story in National Geographic about the Dyatlov Pass incident, he immediately sent it to me. He was right to do so, as this is one of my favourite m...

What it feels like to be trapped in an avalanche Save Follow A series of avalanches has devastated Switzerland recently, leaving eight dead – including a British and an Irish national. In France, there has also been a number of fatalities, as local risk levels are increased following heavy snowfall. Most people will never experience the terror of being caught in an avalanche, but professional snowboarder and photographer Johno Verity unfortunately did 13 years ago – and caught his terrifying experience on camera. He revealed to Telegraph Travel how it feels when the unthinkable h...