Dispatches: An Amazingly Crappy Story
In 2009, Canadian researcher Geoff Hill asked park managers across North America what problems they needed solved. Every single one of them said human waste. Since then, Hill has been on a quest to fi...
20 Feb 201831min
The Outside Interview: Your Hungry Brain is Making You Fat
If you’ve ever beaten yourself up after eating an entire pint of ice cream, know this: it’s really not your fault. According to obesity researcher and neurobiologist Stephen Guyenet, author of The Hun...
6 Feb 201833min
Dispatches: Red Dawn in Lapland
On the 833-mile border between Finland and Russia, a band of elite Finnish soldiers are preparing to defend the country if Russia decides it wants to again redraw the map of Europe. With tensions stil...
23 Jan 201822min
The Outside Interview: Susan Casey Might Have Gills
To write her three bestselling books on the ocean, Susan Casey went deep with great white sharks in California, big-wave surfing icon Laird Hamilton in Hawaii, and wild dolphins around the world. Her ...
9 Jan 201835min
Science of Survival: He That is Down Need Fear No Fall
Falls are the leading cause of death in the backcountry. Nothing else comes close. And while many are freak accidents that amount to nothing more than bad luck, some are more nuanced and interesting—a...
19 Dec 201745min
The Outside Interview: The Whole Life Challenge Is Easier Than You Think
Andy Petranek and Michael Stanwyck know fitness. Petranek was a former adventure racer and RedBull Athlete before founding one of the first CrossFit gyms. Soon after, Stanwyck walked in looking for a ...
12 Dec 201741min
Science of Survival: Bee Still My Heart
Bee venom is similar to a rattlesnake’s. It rapidly disperses in your tissue, and when you’re stung, the pain you feel is a combination of proteins and peptides attacking your cell membranes. Each sti...
5 Dec 201731min
Science of Survival: Dangerously Delicious
There are several thousand species of mushroom, but only a handful that will kill you. And the toxins found in poisonous mushrooms are some of the deadliest natural poisons on earth. Just seven millig...
28 Nov 201728min
