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A couple attending the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert unexpectedly delivered their baby there. Get the bizarre story here.
While fly fishing in Katmai National Park, a Seattle Kraken ice-hockey player and the Kraken’s mascot had a scary grizzly-bear encounter.
A falling tree branch nearly flattened two people and their dog, and a security camera caught the whole terrifying scene on video.
A New Mexico camper recently contracted the plague. Learn more about the disease and get tips to protect yourself here.
A large pod of dolphins followed a whale-watching boat performing impressively high jumps that delighted everyone.
A 30-second encounter with an aggressive bear in Glacier National Park will likely stick with a hiker for the rest of her life.
Red Bull is calling this a “world-first skysurfing feat.” Watch a man jump from a helicopter and “ride” a bridge here.
Just when you think you’ve heard it all, you learn that robot bunnies are hopping around the Everglades. But why?
There’s a new mama bear in the Santa Monica Mountains, and now, she has a family of her own—see photos here.
Rescuers ended up helping an injured thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail as well as a bonus injured hiker they came across on the trail.