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 [...]
From alpine deserts to lush mountain sides, these nine national park trails meander and climb through some of the best and most diverse wildflower displays in the country. 1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Townsend, TN Middle Prong Trail How to get there: The nearest major city to the park is Knoxville, Tennessee, about [...]
Alright, you workhorses, its nearly the weekend, and you have no plans. You just finished the latest season of your favorite show on Netflix and have gone to a handful of Mariners games already this summer. You want to switch things up. Why not your hands a little dirty and do some camping? Washington is [...]
Earlier this month Tom Cruise received some unexpected news. PolarX, the production company he’s been working with to film his latest Mission Impossible movie, had sought permission to land helicopters in Svalbard, a Norwegian territory about 600 miles from the North Pole. Svalbard’s governor told them, quite frankly, that this was a bad idea. For [...]
Tika Takes Stock It’s Night 5 and Tika’s Yam Yam, Carolyn, Carson and Sarah return to camp from tribal council without Helen (their first player lost, Bruce, was booted from the game on the premiere episode after suffering a bloody mishap during a competition). Carson, who was responsible for Helen going home, says he didn’t [...]
It’s Day 13 on Outlast, Netflix’s thrilling adventure reality competition about survivalists in the Alaskan Wilderness, and we have our first serious health emergency. After two weeks without food, DELTA team member Jordan sees black spots, collapses and is evacuated in a helicopter. The show must go on. Even when your bruh might die. Paul [...]
​​When Blaine Parker went clam hunting near his Florida home this February, he couldn’t have imagined stumbling upon a quahog so big it would light up the internet. The quahog clam was six inches long and weighed a whopping 2.6 pounds. Thats more than five times bigger than the average quahog, which tips the scales [...]
Flamingos might all the look the same to us, but apparently the birds differ widely in personality—and have very strong preferences as to who they’ll hang out with. According to new research published in early March, flamingos form lasting friendships with both same-sex bird friends and romantic partners. And they’re very picky. In fact, scientists [...]
Being a castaway at sea might sound like something from an epic novel like Robinson Crusoe, but being surrounded by open ocean is very scary and sometimes people find themselves adrift and lost, even on a short voyage. “If I had any idea of how frightened all of us would be at stages, I would [...]
