Avalanche Victims Are Trending Older
The "sunk cost" effect, a false sense of confidence, and fading backcountry skills may all explain why
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Emails Show DOI Falsified Fire Data for Political Ends
Trump administration manipulated emissions reporting from the deadliest fires in California history to promote logging
The Government Is Moving to Shrink Bears Ears for Good
Despite pending lawsuits, the administration is forging ahead
A Long-Shot Bid to Save the Monarch Butterfly
Artist Jane Kim's massive new mural in San Francisco is an attempt to wake us up to the plight of the suffering species
How We Sneak in Skiing Before Work
Two Outside staffers head up for an early-morning ski on a powder day
The Wild World of the Underwater Torpedo League
The new sport is attracting everyone from NFL players to pro surfers hoping to get an edge in the pool—and on land
Climate Change Is Ruining My Birthday
Now that scientists are seeing the effects of global warming on everyday weather, all our adventure plans are being impacted
Meet the Zoologist Who Lives with Polar Bears
Nikita Ovsyanikov has spent decades studying polar bears on a remote Siberian island to better understand their behaviors
What Australia's Megafires Mean for the West
Australia's bushfires have scorched 27 million acres, more than 10 times the area burned in California's catastrophic 2018 wildfire season. The way that Australia is dealing with devastation, and how quickly that devastation came, feels like a spooky portent for what’s coming next.
DOI Is Speeding Harm to Lands Before Election Day
As a Trump reelection looks less certain, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is accelerating work for oil and gas industries