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With state funds dwindling, what to do with a thousand pounds of mammal on the roadway, blocking traffic and attracting scavengers like bears? Tow the carcass out and deliver it to the needy.

First Death of Everest Climbing Season

For a faster, stronger you, take it slow (with a grain of salt)

By Stephen RegenoldInvented during the Great Depression, and seen as a small icon of American design for more than 75 years since, Zippo brand lighters package fuel, spark, and flame in a portable, durable metal case. Flip it open, strike the wheel to light, and flick it shut when…

Getting older doesn’t have to mean getting slower. Not with a leg up from the frontiers of science.

Executive Editor Mike Roberts talks to Anthony Cerretani about interviewing Tony Hawk and Shaun White for cover story, The Birdman vs. The Flying Tomato. “My advice for Tony? Grow the hair out and dye it red.”—Shaun White. “Oh, God.”—Tony Hawk Outside Magazine, February 2007Author Interview: Mike Roberts…

Did somebody say "probiotics?" (Oh, everyone did.)

Deal with hurt pets like you would deal with a human emergency: use common sense. And if you’re heading into the woods for a day or longer, bring a first aid kit that will work for man and beast alike.

Law protects watershed from contamination