If anything should prevent you from heading out for a nature adventure, it should never be your period. Research has shown that moderate-intensity activities such as brisk walking, hiking, cycling and swimming can help reduce the pain of menstrual cramps. And while menstruation isn’t always [...]
As the weather warms and snow melts away, trails become accessible again for everyone’s favorite free way to get outside: hiking. For a day hike any time of year, you should be prepared to stay safe in the elements and in the backcountry. But spring [...]
Nothing beats spending a day relaxing by the water... lying in the sun with a cold drink in hand, maybe a good novel and the sound of the ocean waves crashing against the shoreline. If visions of a relaxing beach day are calling out to [...]
It’s unfortunate but it’s true—studies show that bedbugs are on the rise in the United States. Experts believe this could be due to a pick up in travel or a lack of education on how to spot and treat the invasive pests—but whatever the reason, [...]
Would you let someone die to win $1 million? At least one team would on Outlast, Netflix’s gripping reality competition show set in the Alaskan frontier. When we last left off, ALPHA member Justin snuck across the river and stole DELTA’s sleeping bags, with the [...]
If you’ve been a regular on Instagram over the past few years, you might be aware of the “Superbloom” phenomenon—an explosion of wildflowers that blankets the California’s hillsides when conditions are right. But that’s not the only explosive botanical event the state has experienced of [...]
For the past 30 years, a herd of hippos first introduced by drug lord Pablo Escobar has been terrorizing visitors to the Colombia backcountry. Now, after years of trying to catch and castrate the hippos, the Colombian government is trying a new solution. Escobar’s hippos [...]
Flash floods are so-called because they can happen literally in minutes, both out in the wild and also in urban environments. Causes include heavy rain, natural phenomena like earthquakes or from the build-up of water in lakes and rivers, which then overflow. They happen frequently [...]
According to a sweeping new study on the effects of exercise on longevity, just 11 minutes of walking per day could be enough to dramatically lower your likelihood of dying young. The study, which was conducted by an international team of scientists and recently published [...]
If anything should prevent you from heading out for a nature adventure, it should never be your period. Research has shown that moderate-intensity activities [...]
As the weather warms and snow melts away, trails become accessible again for everyone’s favorite free way to get outside: hiking. For a day [...]
Nothing beats spending a day relaxing by the water... lying in the sun with a cold drink in hand, maybe a good novel and [...]
It’s unfortunate but it’s true—studies show that bedbugs are on the rise in the United States. Experts believe this could be due to a [...]
Would you let someone die to win $1 million? At least one team would on Outlast, Netflix’s gripping reality competition show set in the [...]
If you’ve been a regular on Instagram over the past few years, you might be aware of the “Superbloom” phenomenon—an explosion of wildflowers that [...]
For the past 30 years, a herd of hippos first introduced by drug lord Pablo Escobar has been terrorizing visitors to the Colombia backcountry. [...]
Flash floods are so-called because they can happen literally in minutes, both out in the wild and also in urban environments. Causes include heavy [...]
According to a sweeping new study on the effects of exercise on longevity, just 11 minutes of walking per day could be enough to [...]
