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In the early 18th century, only a few thousand species were known, the word “scientist” didn’t exist, and, according to Richard Conniff, “even educated people still inhabited a jabberwocky world in which monsters abounded.” Conniff’s ninth book, The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on…
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Is your regular workout really working? We looked at some of the most popular in-the-gym moves, and found more effective ways to get you conditioned for real life.
Photo by whileseated on Flickr The International Cycling Union (UCI) filed a defamation suit yesterday against cyclist and deposed 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis, VeloNews reports. The organization is seeking damages for allegations leveled by Landis that the UCI has covered up positive doping results amoung…
Eddy Merckx (Belgium) Tour de France 2004 CLICK HERE for Outside’s Guide to the 2004 Tour de France, follow the race July 3-25 with our SPECIAL ONLINE COVERAGE.Tour de France Eddy Merckx Age: 59 Tour Wins: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 Wore Yellow: 96 days Nobody devoured more foes…
Testing New Jetpack on Skis – Troy Hartman from Troy Hartman on Vimeo.Troy Hartman of Mammoth Lakes, California, is helping to make jet-pack skiing a reality. This video, from GrindTV.com, shows Hartman safely and easily cruising up slopes and over flats while controlling the jet pack's throttle with his right…
Marathon Monday in Boston if full of dramatic comebacks, split second finishes, and lots and lots of pain. But throughout the past ten years, there's been a new phenomenon in the men's wheelchair division: consistency. One man alone has claimed victory from 2001-06 and 2008-09. Ernst Van Dyk goes for an…
Dispatches, June 1998 Travel Welcome to Nowhere! An Idaho visionary peddles his grand dream. Is anyone buying? By Florence Williams Many people who stand atop Idaho’s Kellogg Peak see pretty much the same thing: a vast swatch of overharvested forests punctuated by abandoned mine shafts,…