• Brave New Wildlife Biology: Wired World

    Editor's Note: This is the first part of a four-part story on how new technologies—gene sequencing, GPS tracking, remote monitoring and the like—are revolutionizing wildlife biology for...

    By Jim Robbins HCN January 25th, 2013 Read More

  • Adventure Travel Tip: Capture Underwater Footage

    "You've seen dramatic underwater footage of playful whales in films and documentaries, right? Well, recent advances in video technology now make capturing this fantastic footage accessible to...

    By The Active Times Staff January 24th, 2013 Read More

  • Cruise Ship Rescued In Antarctica

    A British Naval ice-breaker rescued a stranded civilian cruise ship in Antarctica last week by clearing a path through the ice for the cruise liner.At the time...

    By Megan Taylor Morrison January 23rd, 2013 Read More

  • Freesurfers And Selling Out

    The debate, such as it is, about the future of professional surfing has calcified into two main groups. The first enjoys professional surfing in the ASP mold. They tune into...

    By Tetsuhiko Endo January 23rd, 2013 Read More

  • Climate Deniers Drink Coffee

    He was tall and cute and the perfect amount of awkward. Our first date was on a balmy Tucson evening in January. I scootched back in my...

    By Megan Kimble HCN January 15th, 2013 Read More

  • Amidst The City, A Wilderness Paradise

    Exiting the last T-Bane (metro) stop on Line 3 at Oslo's Sognsvann station, just 20 minutes from the city's center, we were literally dropped at nature's front...

    By Mackenzie Lobby January 15th, 2013 Read More

  • 50 Years On Everest: Looking Back

    By Phil Powers, AAC Executive Director—We often use the New Year to reflect on the year before and instill a new resolve for the year to come....

    By The American Alpine Club January 15th, 2013 Read More

  • 9 Off-Radar Ski And Board Dests

    Americans who 10 years ago wouldn't have trekked to Japan, have since discovered the fantastic slopes (and chest deep powder) on the far northern island of Hokkaido....

    By Explore Staff January 15th, 2013 Read More

  • Big Plans For Big Up Productions

    By Abbey Smith—For the last 15 years, whenever one of the super stars like Chris Sharma, Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Dave Graham, Jason Kehl and Ashima Shirashi...

    By The American Alpine Club January 14th, 2013 Read More

  • 2012 NG Photo Contest: The Winners

    The subject's name is Busaba, a well cared for Indochinese Tigress whose home is at Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Thailand. I had taken many portraits of Busaba...

    By Explore Staff January 11th, 2013 Read More

  • 10 National Park Lodges For The Winter

    Whether you want to be immersed in the winter season or escape it, we have great lodging ideas for you.[slideshow:592]Check out our slideshow to find out where...

    By Megan Taylor Morrison January 9th, 2013 Read More

  • Reading, Writing And Yoga

    When numerous studies touted the health benefits of yoga, school administrators in Bangalore, India were listening.Several private and public institutions across the city are now offering yoga...

    By Megan Taylor Morrison January 8th, 2013 Read More

  • Top 10 National Parks Lodges For The Winter

    The Ahwahnee Hotel, nestled in Yosemite Valley, boasts incredible views of snow-covered granite peaks and semi-frozen waterfalls in the winter. Its an easy drive or walk to...

    By Explore Staff January 7th, 2013 Read More

  • Wild Horses: Nowhere To Run, Part 3

    Editor's Note: This is the third part of a three-part story on the West's wild horse wars. Management of 37,000 wild mustangs is one of the West's...

    By Dave Philipps HCN January 4th, 2013 Read More

  • Wild Horses: Nowhere To Run, Part 2

    Editor's Note: This is the second part of a three-part story on the West's wild horse wars. Management of 37,000 wild mustangs is one of the West's...

    By Dave Philipps HCN January 4th, 2013 Read More

  • Wild Horses: Nowhere To Run, Part 1

    Editor's Note: This is the first part of a three-part story on the West's wild horse wars. Management of 37,000 wild mustangs is one of the West's...

    By Dave Philipps HCN January 4th, 2013 Read More

  • Adventure Travel Tip: Pack A Fender

    "For those courageous and adventurous travelers who opt for a self-supported bicycle tour, make sure that your touring bike has fenders (unless of course you are riding...

    By The Active Times Staff January 4th, 2013 Read More

  • Sleek Sidecountry Ski Packs

    Whether you call it sidecountry or slackcountry, the value of resort-based backcountry skiing is obvious: wild snow, untracked lines and a new, deeper relationship with the snowy...

    By Jeff Burke January 3rd, 2013 Read More

  • The Man Who Planted A Million Trees

    The Arbor Day Foundation sent me a Tree Survey a few months ago. At least it called itself a survey, but it turned out to be more...

    By Robert Leo Heilman HCN December 28th, 2012 Read More
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