Surfer's Near Death Gets Caught on Live TV
Portuguese big-wave surfer Alex Botelho nearly drowned at the inaugural Nazaré Tow Surfing Challenge
Andrew Lewis
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Climate Change Is Transforming Wilderness Exploration
And our world will never be the same
'Aquarela' Is a Weird Film that Shows How Scary Climate Change Is
Without a cast or narration, the abstract film attempts to convey the urgency of our warming planet. But will it reach enough people to matter?
For Pro Women Surfers, Equal Pay Isn't Enough
When Sophie Goldschmidt became the World Surf League's CEO in 2017, improving the women's tour was a priority. Her next challenge is equality for all surfers.
From Alaska to Mexico. The Hard Way.
Twin brothers Ryan and Casey Higginbotham planned to paddle from Alaska to the U.S.-Mexico border, but when they got there, they decided to keep going
Stephanie Gilmore Enshrines 2018 as Surfing's Year of the Woman
Stephanie Gilmore's record-tying seventh world title signals the perfect end to the most progressive year in professional surfing history
Is This Crowdfunded Project to Clean Our Oceans Coming Too Late?
Boyan Slat, the 24-year-old founder and CEO of the Ocean Cleanup, has finally launched a system he says will rid the Great Pacific Garbage Patch of half its plastic trash in five years.
'Andy Irons: Kissed by God' Is Both Honest and Flawed
The new documentary captures the surfing legend's life and tragic death, but leaves out a key part of the story
The Surfer Who Swapped Waves for Humanitarian Aid
Former pro Jon Rose was chasing the biggest swells in Sumatra when the 2009 earthquake hit, and he spent the next decade providing clean water in remote disaster zones. Last fall his Waves for Water crew was in Saint Croix when Hurricane Maria struck, so the team did what came naturally: got to work.
World Champ Mick Fanning Retires from Pro Surfing
After months of speculation, the 36-year-old Australian officially announced today that 2018 will be his final year as a full-time competitor on the WSL World Tour
Pro Surfing May Have Just Lost Its Most Iconic Event
A permitting issue and public dispute between the mayor of Honolulu and World Surf League CEO Sophie Goldschmidt may have just killed surfing's most iconic event
Has Our Manipulation of Nature Gone Too Far?
Two new books explore the lengths we've gone to engineer America's most celebrated "wild" resources
We Just Dumped 11 Million Pounds of Plastic in the Ocean
For the first time, a new study from the Ocean Cleanup quantifies how much plastic the world’s rivers are pumping into the sea
Will the New 'Baywatch' Movie Be Any Good?
Can Baywatch the movie succeed in carrying the sad torch of the generation-defining nineties flesh fest?
The Crowdfunded Conservationist Who Wants to Save the World
Has a young Dutchman found the solution to all that plastic in our oceans?
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