Denmark’s rugged Faroe Islands are known for sheep, rowboats, and a brutal tradition called “The Grind” in which Faroese men butcher hundreds of pilot whales by hand, on the beach, in full view of locals and tourists.
We explore the choice they made and look into the fascinating science around how we make decisions in high-risk environments—and live with them afterward.
Science can’t fully explain why and how tornadoes form.
Now, we’re controlling more weather than you might think—and on the brink of a technology that may save us from the effects of climate change.
Water is life, we’re told. But what if you drink too much?
The swamps of Alabama are one of the most biodiverse places on earth.
If you’re a top-tier professional athlete trying to train your brain, you’re likely going to turn to Michael Gervais, a renowned expert in high-performance psychology.
In this story, our friends at New Hampshire Public Radio’s Outside/In reexamine the history of biocontrol to find out the truth behind the horror stories and understand why throwing hungry critters as a problem has enduring appeal.
When something goes wrong in the wilderness, someone needs to evacuate and get help. When that someone is you, and every minute counts, the stress is enormous. And you just might not be fast enough.
There are several thousand species of mushroom, but only a handful that will kill you.
What if you could opt out of society and go live in a completely self-contained glass bubble in the desert?
Outside editor Christopher Keyes looks at the efforts of Josiah Zayner, who is taking a damn-the-torpedoes approach to doing everything he can to bring gene editing to a laboratory—or even a garage—near you.