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 you—you’ll want to avoid the following beaches at all costs. [...]
Bad news, folks: According to recent research, bedbugs are on the rise in the United States. Experts believe this could be due to an increase in travel, or a lack of education on how to spot and treat the invasive pests. It’s also possible that they’re able to breed and travel more effectively due to [...]
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 blessing of his increasingly maniacal teammates Jill and Amber. It’s [...]
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 late. This year, thanks to record rainfall, Californians are recording [...]
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 first arrived in the 1980s, imported as part of a [...]
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 and they kill regularly, so it’s good to know how [...]
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 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, looked at the [...]
