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Heat-related deaths are on the rise across the Southwest, with multiple tragedies occurring in U.S. national parks
There’s been a series of encounters in recent weeks. Research suggests that killing bruins isn’t the best way to prevent attacks.
Retreating ice continues to yield bodies across the Alps
We crunched the numbers for five popular resorts. Spoiler alert: a day on the slopes for a family runs alarmingly close to a month’s rent.
The family of Lauren Davis desperately sought answers after she was fatally struck by a driver while biking to work in New York City in 2016. At every step, the criminal-justice system let them down, raising the question of what justice should look like for victims of traffic violence.
In the same way that backcountry skiers read avalanche reports and whitewater kayakers check water levels, anyone hiking in the West needs to start planning for fires as a baseline safety precaution
Gina Rae La Cerva's 'Feasting Wild' is a delightful culinary travel book. It's also an adjustment to the way we think about what that buzzword actually means
Being involved in a crash with a driver while on a bike or on foot is bad enough, but the trouble doesn’t always stop when you get yourself to safety. Navigating the justice and insurance systems afterward can also be an ordeal.
Harold Bennally wanted to run the Boston Marathon in moccasins. So he planned a fundraiser on the Navajo Nation to get there.
As his dreams of going pro faded, photographer Cooper Dodds fell back in love with ski jumping in an unexpected place. His new photo book, 'Jumper: Flying in the Heartland,' documents the Midwest's surprisingly popular, no-frills tournament circuit.
A new miniseries from the podcast Threshold explores the controversy surrounding one of the our most contested pieces of public land by meeting the people who live off it
Think Balto saved Nome, Alaska, on his own? Think again. A new family-friendly movie finally gets a legendary dogsled run right.
Give an old tent new life with these at-home fixes
The inability of western states to track water usage is exacerbating the region's drought crisis
Getting ready for next summer starts now
Australia's Uluru has closed for climbing. That sheds light on other bucket-list destinations you could be doing better.
The journey of a fabric enjoyed by everyone from Welsh shepherds to grunge Seattleites
Rated for arctic conditions, here’s how it holds up in frigid work environs
Getting involved in local and state elections can lead to big changes in the fight against global warming
Is this the death knell for dockless e-bike shares?
In 'The Outlaw Ocean,' Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Ian Urbina explores the sprawling systems of abuse and corruption that rule the high seas
Which seat reigns supreme? We polled you (and our editors) to find out.
That could be you, thanks to a contest the brand is running through September 16