After the Avalanche: rescue gone wrong
How do wilderness EMTs cope when a rescue goes wrong?
Read MoreScents & sensibility
Once upon a time, potpourri was a popular way to freshen up a space. Now, for some, it feels a bit like the lava lamp of fragrance: an outdated fad from a bygone decade.
So what happened after the ‘90s? Did the potpourri trend dry up, or did it just evolve?
Read MoreWho owns the sky?
If you own land in the United States, do you also own the airspace above it? In other words, who owns the sky? The answer begins with a medieval Roman principle: “Whoever owns the soil, it is theirs up to Heaven and down to Hell."
Read MoreWorm Wars! Invasive species and the stories we tell about them
When a producer learns about a "toxic, self-cloning worm”, she starts sounding the alarm about impending eco-doom. Until, that is, state experts clue her into the real threat.
Read MoreGroundhogs: incidental archaeologists, mystical meteorologists
Consider the whistlepig, aka the groundhog, and all the reasons to celebrate them for more than just one day a year
Read MoreThe “extreme” beat: whale hearts, mudslides, and more
We explore the outer limits of life on Earth and answer your “extreme” questions in another edition of the Outside/Inbox.
Read MoreThe ocean is a place of queer possibility
It’s always ourselves we find in the sea.
Read MoreDinner reservations: how to eat sustainably (and does it even matter?)
Reducing your dinner plate’s carbon footprint is easy, but putting its impact into perspective is anything but.
Read MoreCold t*ts, warm hearts: the cold water dippers of Maine
“I remember getting out of the water, laughing like I hadn't laughed in years.”
Read MoreHot dam! Climate news that isn't terrible
The third rail of environmental activism, the unlikely last-minute deal at COP27, and why tearing down renewable energy is sometimes a good thing.
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