Environment
The Hermit of the Australian Bush: Mark May Lived Alone Off the Grid For 35 Years
Mark May was an intelligent young Australian with a...
Hikers Are Inadvertently Bringing Microplastics Into the Wilderness
Members of a 500km expedition along the Hudson River...
Indigenous Teens Kayak Klamath River to Celebrate Dam Removal
A group of young people from several Native American...
UK Supreme Court Upholds Right to Wild Camp on Dartmoor
The UK Supreme Court has solidified the public's right...
Two Men Convicted for Felling the Beloved Sycamore Gap Tree
Two men have been convicted of felling the Sycamore...
U.S. National Parks Report Record Visitor Numbers At ‘Catastrophic’ Time
Like many countries post-COVID, America's national parks have never...
Yosemite Climbers Hang U.S. Flag Upside-Down on El Capitan in Protest
On Saturday, a group of climbers hung a huge...
Rockslide in Greenland Shakes Earth for Nine Days
In September 2023, a bizarre wave of concentrated seismic...
Everest Billboard Comes Down as Season Nears End
It was the first controversy of the 2024 Everest...
Everest’s New Rules: One Thumbs Up, One Needs Improvement
Now that the Everest season is in full swing,...
Weekend Warm-Up: How One Extraordinary Man Planted a Forest Bigger Than Central Park
At 550 hectares, Majuli is the world’s largest river...
Alien Jellyfish, or Mt. Etna Just Blowing Smoke?
Extraterrestrial visitors? Airborne jellyfish? Neither or both? What are...
First Everest Controversy of the Year: the New Welcome Signboard
As trekkers pour up the Khumbu Valley toward Everest,...
Khumbu Authorities Try to Curb Luxuries At Everest Base Camp
Individual tents with furniture and ensuite bathrooms, huge lounge...
Lichen Survives on Outside of International Space Station
To ask if you could live outside the International...
The Innocent Destroyers: How Balloons Kill Wildlife
Your balloons don't float up to heaven. They go...
Amazon Drought Reveals Ancient Rock Faces
The Brazilian Amazon is struggling through such a severe...
Lava-Chasers and Volcanic Tourism
Lava-chasers flock to the world's most active volcanoes, risking...
Almost Impossible: What Are The Odds?
Humans are often pretty bad at understanding probability. If...
Patagonia Team Builds Hay-Bale Homes With Yvon Chouinard
This article was originally published on GearJunkie.
Yvon Chouinard may...
Himalaya in Peril: Report Predicts 80% of Glaciers Will Melt by 2100
A new report has found that glaciers in the...
Weekend Warm-up: 50 Years of Solitude For ‘The Outsider’
How much do we really want solitude?
It's not a...
Scientists Find ‘Plastic Rocks’ on Remote Turtle Refuge
Scientists say they have discovered rocks made of plastic...
