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Stormchasers are risking everything to get closer to tornadoes than ever before. Last spring, during the deadly Oklahoma City outbreaks, they got more than they bargained for. Read the full story.
Giro’s Combyn helmet is made from the same material used to protect football players’ noggins.
There's scant evidence for the effectiveness of most supplements. But here are a few to consider—and a few to shy away from.
A new documentary features scientists, policy makers and activists who are all wrangling for a cleaner, clearer lake. Watch the full film here.
We hit up the experts for their ski-season predictions. Will it be a blower year?
In 1962 in Haiti, Clairvius Narcisse was certified dead and buried. Days later, he was raised from the grave by a sorcerer and became a will-less zombie slave. In 1980, a Haitian psychiatrist found him. In 1983, a Harvard ethnobotanist discovered the secret of his poisoning. And in 1985, a reporter traveled to Haiti to (literally) unearth the true story.
For its redesigned Super 7, Rossignol found the perfect balance of rocker (upturned tip and tail), camber (underfoot for edge hold), and taper (for easy turn entry and exit).
A nervous dad hopes his daughter finds as much confidence in the dance studio as she did on the ropes course.
Warming, polluted waters and increasingly acidic ocean chemistry are landing a one-two punch on marine ecosystems and reef colonies. A new database brings dying corals to the surface.
I'm wondering could you recommend some sunglasses that could block 100% UV and 82-91% visible light. I want to use it for high altitude climbing and snow activities.
Meth-like substance in Craze and Detonate
Langdon Cook's new book seeks to demystify the strange—and sometime dangerous—world of mushroom hunting
Is it true that exercising can lead to a second high after I smoke pot?
Our resident newbie runner dives into the science behind the sport's most controversial recovery technique.
Paleo diets are supposed to be bad for your endurance. What if they aren't?
The Black Diamond pack that promises to set a new standard for avalanche survival gear
I'm looking for a badass camp shoe that is also comfortable and up for a good rock scramble.
I cannot resist a French fry, and I often put myself in situations where I am around French fries. This habit is doing nothing but bad things to my waistline. How do I break this vicious cycle?
Every good athlete has at least one soft spot. Want to be great? Strengthen your weakest link.
Three proven formulas for a different kind of Turkey Day
There's a better way to spend Thanksgiving than watching football with your in-laws. Heads up: it's a little rugged.
After a friend's recent near-miss with disaster in the backcountry, our writer has been thinking about risk, personal responsibility, and what it means to be "ready" to go the wild.
Adopting a dog can be difficult. But in the end, we wouldn't trade our oddball pets for anything.
A closer look at how air bags increase your chances of surviving a deadly slide
For years, Bob Shacochis was obsessed with a fish, South America's fighting golden dorado. But when he followed that dream to Argentina's Iberá Marsh, he found that he wasn't the only one with a vision that could pull him under.
Victor Kovats was an experience wingsuit flier
Appeals court upholds ruling that evidence is “flimsy and speculative”
Joel Tudor's longboard revival is showcased in a new documentary
I'm in search of the Holy Grail of water bottles. Something that keeps my coffee hot and my G&T cold. It should also be able to take a serious beating.
Budding explorer Sonya Baumstein becomes the first person to SUP across the Bering Strait
Les Stroud, the most trusted name in survival, has seen it all—and lived to tell about it. Next time you’re up a creek, you should probably do what he says.
5 stories by our editors about near-death experiences and how they survived.
Is there something special about the physiology of ultra-distance athletes and what can we learn from how they train?
New Jersey’s post-Sandy strategy: massive resistance to rising seas
Geologist Orrin Pilkey predicted exactly what a storm like Sandy would do to the mid-Atlantic coast and New York City. On a tour of destruction after the deluge, he and David Gessner ponder a troubling question: Why are people rebuilding, as if all this isn't going to happen again?
The billions in federal Sandy relief will mainly be used to rebuild what was there before
The debate is on: just useless, or truly dangerous?
State lawmakers pulled a bill that would have require cyclists to register their bike and restrict when and where cycling is allowed.
A short-film revealing what is perhaps Joel Tudor’s greatest contribution to surfing. Featuring Joel Tudor, Alex Knost, Tyler Warren, Ryan Burch, Jared Mell and more. Directed by Graham Nash and Reagan Ritchie.
The Kona Ironman is this week, so we take a look at the latest and greatest new gear from Hincapie, Zoot, Barracuda, and Felt
When Katie Arnold's girls were big enough to try stand-up paddleboarding on an inflatable SUP, the whole family fell in love with the sport.
An embedded film-maker boldly documents Lance Armstrong’s downfall
