Ranked #1
When Nature Gets Heavy Metal
When Nature Gets Heavy Metal
Search a major online music platform for “nature” and you get a lot of stuff designed to help you relax. Recordings of c... Read more
4 Dec 2019
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29mins
Ranked #2
The Only Time It's OK to Jump Off a Chairlift
The Only Time It's OK to Jump Off a Chairlift
At some point, almost every skier or snowboarder who has sat on a stalled chairlift has wondered, Could I just jump off ... Read more
22 Jan 2020
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31mins
Ranked #3
Science of Survival: A Very Old Man for a Wolf
Science of Survival: A Very Old Man for a Wolf
One day in 2005 or 2006, a young wolf in Idaho headed west. He swam across the Snake River to Oregon, which was then out... Read more
24 Apr 2018
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43mins
Ranked #4
Dispatches: The Wrong Way to Fight Off a Bear
Dispatches: The Wrong Way to Fight Off a Bear
The odds of getting seriously injured by a bear in North America are slim. There are just a few dozen bear attacks on th... Read more
1 Oct 2019
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30mins
Ranked #5
The Outside Interview: The Simple Secrets to Athletic Longevity
The Outside Interview: The Simple Secrets to Athletic Longevity
Everyone gets older, but not everyone bows out of competition in middle-age. Journalist Jeff Bercovici wanted to know: W... Read more
26 Jun 2018
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37mins
Ranked #6
Science of Survival: The Everest Effect
Science of Survival: The Everest Effect
On the morning of May 25, 2006, Myles Osborne was poised to become one of the last climbers of the season to summit Mou... Read more
7 Mar 2017
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34mins
Ranked #7
The Dawn of a New Sports Bra Era
The Dawn of a New Sports Bra Era
Recent years have seen all kinds of major progress in outdoor sports equipment, from maximalist running shoes to electri... Read more
5 Mar 2020
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33mins
Ranked #8
Science of Survival: Struck by Lightning
Science of Survival: Struck by Lightning
Most of the time, when lightning makes the news, it’s because of an outlandish happening, seemingly too strange to be tr... Read more
11 Apr 2016
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42mins
Ranked #9
Science of Survival: He That is Down Need Fear No Fall
Science of Survival: He That is Down Need Fear No Fall
Falls are the leading cause of death in the backcountry. Nothing else comes close. And while many are freak accidents th... Read more
19 Dec 2017
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45mins
Ranked #10
Science of Survival: Cliffhanger, Part 1
Science of Survival: Cliffhanger, Part 1
Since colliding into a Bolivian mountain in 1985, Eastern Airlines Flight 980 has been frozen inside a glacier perched o... Read more
18 Oct 2016
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34mins
Ranked #11
Sweat Science: Loving the Pain
Sweat Science: Loving the Pain
There’s no more painful pursuit for a cyclist than the hour record.It’s just you, by yourself, on a bike, going as far a... Read more
11 Dec 2018
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38mins
Ranked #12
Science of Survival: The Devil’s Highway, Part I
Science of Survival: The Devil’s Highway, Part I
Thirst is an unpredictable threat. In its early stages, it’s much like mild hunger. For centuries, hydration was as much... Read more
3 May 2016
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27mins
Ranked #13
Dispatches: The Woman Who Rides Mountains
Dispatches: The Woman Who Rides Mountains
Maverick’s, the monster surf break off the Northern California coast, has long been a proving ground for the world’s bes... Read more
17 Apr 2018
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30mins
Ranked #14
Science of Survival: Struck by Lightning
Science of Survival: Struck by Lightning
Most of the time, when lightning makes the news, it’s because of something outlandish—like the park ranger who was struc... Read more
11 Jul 2018
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42mins
Ranked #15
A Long-Shot Bid to Save the Monarch Butterfly
A Long-Shot Bid to Save the Monarch Butterfly
Conservationists hoping to protect a threatened wild species tend to take a standard set of actions. These can involve p... Read more
5 Feb 2020
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29mins
Ranked #16
A Wild Odyssey with the World’s Greatest Chef
A Wild Odyssey with the World’s Greatest Chef
At midlife, food writer Jeff Gordinier felt like he was sleepwalking. His marriage was crumbling, and he’d lost his prof... Read more
8 Oct 2019
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34mins
Ranked #17
Dispatches: Getting Past Our Fear of Great White Sharks
Dispatches: Getting Past Our Fear of Great White Sharks
Recent months have seen a media frenzy around the return of great white sharks to the waters surrounding Cape Cod. And w... Read more
25 Sep 2019
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44mins
Ranked #18
When 18 Tigers Were Let Loose in Zanesville, Ohio
When 18 Tigers Were Let Loose in Zanesville, Ohio
Now here’s a mind-boggling fact: there are more tigers in captivity in the United States right now than all of the wild ... Read more
18 Mar 2020
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27mins
Ranked #19
Science of Survival: Drinking Yourself to Death
Science of Survival: Drinking Yourself to Death
Water is life, we’re told. But what if you drink too much? As it turns out, there’s a little-discussed flipside to dehyd... Read more
30 May 2017
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33mins
Ranked #20
Science of Survival: A Very Scary Fish Story
Science of Survival: A Very Scary Fish Story
The swamps of Alabama are one of the most biodiverse places on earth. They’ve been called America’s Amazon for the remar... Read more
25 Jul 2017
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28mins