Ranked #1
When Nature Gets Heavy Metal
When Nature Gets Heavy Metal
Search a major online music platform for “nature” and you get a lot of stuff designed to help you relax. Recordings of c... Read more
4 Dec 2019
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29mins
Ranked #2
The Only Time It's OK to Jump Off a Chairlift
The Only Time It's OK to Jump Off a Chairlift
At some point, almost every skier or snowboarder who has sat on a stalled chairlift has wondered, Could I just jump off ... Read more
22 Jan 2020
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31mins
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Sweat Science: Loving the Pain
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Science of Survival: The Devil’s Highway, Part I
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Thirst is an unpredictable threat. In its early stages, it’s much like mild hunger. For centuries, hydration was as much... Read more
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Science of Survival: Struck by Lightning
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Most of the time, when lightning makes the news, it’s because of something outlandish—like the park ranger who was struc... Read more
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A Long-Shot Bid to Save the Monarch Butterfly
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Dispatches: Getting Past Our Fear of Great White Sharks
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When 18 Tigers Were Let Loose in Zanesville, Ohio
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Now here’s a mind-boggling fact: there are more tigers in captivity in the United States right now than all of the wild ... Read more
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Science of Survival: Drinking Yourself to Death
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Science of Survival: A Very Scary Fish Story
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The swamps of Alabama are one of the most biodiverse places on earth. They’ve been called America’s Amazon for the remar... Read more
25 Jul 2017
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28mins
