Bethanie is a writer, editor, and author of animal-science books for kids. She covers camping, hiking, gear, inspiring stories, wildlife, adventure travel, and more for the Outdoors.com. She always has a few camping trips on the calendar.
The winners of the Ocean Conservancy’s 2025 photo contest will make you “ooh,” “ah,” and feel a sense of wonder. See them here.
Rescue crews retrieved the body of Brazilian Juliana Marins, who fell from a hiking trail and plummeted into an active volcano on Saturday.
A popular video online shows a baby burrowing owl lying on a scale, its eyes comically wide. See its funny face and find out what’s going on.
A rattlesnake was blending in brilliantly amongst the wood chips of a playground in Chino, California. Can you find it?
A very lucky man recently stumbled across not only but two rare wolverines in the road. Watch his video here.
This mountain runner and hiker has climbed dozens of 14ers in high heels. Why? Because she wants to, and unlike most people, she can.
A survivor of the rockfall at Bow Glacier Falls in Banff is speaking out about how his best friend saved his life but lost his own.
A bear broke into a home in the middle of the night, and a tiny dog was on guard duty. Security-cam footage shows the bear vs. dog showdown.
A brave man reportedly gouged an alligator’s eyes out to get it to leave him and a group of kayakers alone.
Scientists shared their historic first sighting of a rare deep-sea squid called Gonatus antarcticus—and yes, they got a video.