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Presidents allegedly hid doping and solicited bribes
Can you hear us now, wolves? How 'bout now? "Non-consumptive" uses of wolves are increasingly popular in the Upper Midwest, but they could turn into too much of a good thing.
This 16-year-old champ talks about what it's like to put your life on the line
Chris Foster, a 48-year-old teacher from Southern California, just completed Part 1 of a solo motorcycle journey around the world. We caught up with him to find out why he wanted to do it again.
Surf icon Dave Kalama is still riding 60-foot waves and winning Stand-UP-paddleboarding races two years shy of his 50th birthday. What’s his secret? Stephanie Pearson enlists at the waterman’s legendary North Shore camp, where he serves up nonnegotiable commandments for lifelong fitness—and lots and lots of crunches.
Learn how to start a one-match fire with this quick guide
A guide to getting the right people interested in your plan
A few tips from Dr. Luanne Freer, founder of the Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic.
If you ever find yourself submerged in icy waters, follow these tips
Don't touch that wild water until you've used at least one of these methods
It's rare to be thrown from a plane crash and survive. But for those who do, the stories are unforgettable.
In order to determine how 400-foot, 2,000-year-old Redwoods are fairing in our changing climate, this Berkeley researcher puts on his climbing harness.
The 12-year-old climber died after a July fall
Photographer Chris Burkard chartered a Soviet military chopper and four-wheel-drive carrier truck, gathered six of his toughest friends, and set off on a two-week exploration of the remote, wild 780-mile-long Russian peninsula. Guess what he brought back?
By the time 51-year-old Sacramento dentist Craig Stapleton jumped out of a plane on the afternoon of March 10 he had racked up more than 7,000 jumps, competed in 14 national skydiving competitions, and won one world championship. It took just one simple miscommunication to put him face to face with a grisly death.
The Deschutes River fly-fishing guide called Stealhead Joe was an angling master with a long list of devoted clients. But as Ian Frazier, who fished with Joe last fall, learned, off the water, Joe’s life was a tangle of troubles that ultimately overwhelmed him.
Give your boots some extra stability for especially icy weather - all it takes is a quick trip to the hardware store.
Starting this week, Sampson, a rescued Labrador with Conservation Canines, will sniff out a very rare and endangered salamander in New Mexico's Jemez Mountains.
Like it or not—(not)—suspicion still clouds pro bike racing. Is there a way racers can prove they're clean? One wild plan to quell the critics.
With programs like the Biological Passport, the sport has made admirable progress. But more still needs to happen, including some bold new steps.
Welcome to Deerlandia, where we kill deer and they kill us. Too bad it's not a spoof.
Does the National Park Service need to offer WiFi, cell service and RV hookups to survive?