Outdoors

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has said new figures suggesting nearly one in three deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer are caused by working in the sun need to be a “catalyst for action”. The figures, published…

I'm often disappointed with a good chunk of electric kick scooters I test. Many of them just don't have a range that satisfies my needs. I frequently trek from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, into lower Manhattan for a meeting, around 15 miles in…

I have attempted many times to become a Hydration Queen, all of them futile. I spend my day chugging coffee, realize I’m thirsty somewhere around 3 pm, spend 20 minutes at the sink pouring glass after glass of water down my throat, and…

On a warm Thursday evening, our neighborhood bike caravan—parents, kids, and three electric bikes—rolls into the weekly roller disco night. A friend skates toward us, eating a vegan ice cream Chipwich, as we lock up and get ready. My…

Back to the study. The Connecticut group chose a site where they could monitor a small, contained deer herd: a peninsula jutting into Long Island Sound where the property surrounding a decommissioned power plant is returning to a wild…

Don't dress for the ride—dress for the fall. I've been riding motorcycles for years, both for personal enjoyment and for my job as a product reviewer, and I'm picky about my gear. Lots of riding gear has passed through my door, joining me…

I had never dreamed of attempting to make Sinaloa-style chicken. The citrus-marinated, charbroiled chicken that came to prominence in the city of Guasave is, for my money, one of the most delicious dishes in the world. But I’ve been to…

For the past few years, the entrance of my New York City apartment has been littered with one or two electric scooters for testing, along with a folding ebike. My wife has been thrilled. She and I have tripped on the handlebars, knocked…

This story originally appeared in High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.The first grainy film clip shows a black bear exploding out of the trail camera’s frame. In another, a mule deer stops munching wildflowers,…

Celebrate America (or a day off from work) by visiting its wild areas. Well, you deserve to relax however you feel, but we're using a liberal definition of the Great Outdoors. It could be a remote campsite in that national park you've…