Cloudbusters
Humans are on the brink of technologies that can control the weather and possibly save us from climate change. But playing God is risky business.
The Death Blow
When forecasts called for a massive tornado in central Oklahoma in 2013, storm chasers flocked to the area. Then all hell broke loose.
XX Factor: A Woman’s Place Is On Top
How a bold women’s climb of a Himalayan giant shocked the world and forever changed mountaineering
XX Factor: Beth Rodden Unpacked
The star climber opens up about her kidnapping and finding love after a broken marriage
The Best Podcasts of Spring
New shows we're excited about, plus our editors' picks for road trips and long runs
After the Crash, Part 2
Once Joe Stone learned to use his paralyzed body, he decided he’d race an Ironman. Then he went even bigger.
After the Crash, Part 1
What do you do when you’re addicted to adrenaline but confined to a wheelchair? So much more than people expect.
The Everest Effect
Myles Osborne was poised to summit Mount Everest when a flapping of fabric caught his eye. He thought it was a tent—then it spoke.
How Nature Makes Us Happier and More Creative
Florence Williams has been writing about the tangible benefits of getting outdoors for years. Presenting the best of what she's learned.
Florence Williams on the Nature Fix
In her new book, the writer explains why getting outside cures so many of our problems
Treed by a Jaguar
The story of two explorers chased down—well, technically up—by a jaguar
Line of Blood in the Sand
Denmark's Faroe Islands have a brutal tradition in which men publicly butcher hundreds of pilot whales by hand. But why?
Mark Sundeen on the New Pioneers
He's spent the last three years chronicling the lives of couples who have swapped mainstream society for rare kind of freedom.
The Best Podcasts of 2016
Great audio took over the outdoors world this year, and not just because Outside launched a show of our own in March. Now it's time to take a look back.
