During his 2020 presidential campaign, Joe Biden had a slogan: “No more drilling on federal lands, period.” This week, he reneged on that promise, green-lighting a ConocoPhillips project to clear-cut vegetation, build roads, and install more than 200 oil wells in the Western Arctic. So, how did we get here? For many voters, Biden felt [...]
Bald eagles are known to have great stamina and sharp eyesight. Apparently, they also have impeccable taste. Earlier this month, nature photographer Doug Gemmel captured a juvenile bald eagle swooping down on a new variety of prey: a slice of pepperoni pizza. Gemmel told the News Times that he saw the eagle descending toward something [...]
Bear Grylls isn’t only a landlubber when it comes to adventure: He’s crossed the Atlantic Ocean and navigated the Northwest Passage in a tiny inflatable rib, and on Man vs. Wild, he went island-hopping in a small raft in the Pacific Ocean. But of course sea exploration isn’t without risk, and occasionally people end up [...]
Last week, a “hostile” zebra attacked a man near Columbus, Ohio, biting his arm so badly that he had to be put in a tourniquet. According to The Washington Post, no one was quite sure who owned the zebras, or why the man was in the field at the time. The 911 dispatcher who picked [...]
“You do not fuck with ALPHA.” That’s Jill’s cuckoo response when she discovers that Javier burned his own camp down to the ground rather than let the “Demon Squad,” as he’s dubbed her and her gang, have any extra supplies after he’s gone. Now that he’s the lone wolf on BRAVO, Javier’s got a snowball’s [...]
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 [...]
