Since the days of Ancient Rome’s surprisingly NSFW windchimes, sound has played a mysterious and fascinating role for life on... more

Americans love a lawn. But keeping the grass green comes at a cost — especially in the desert.

Cruise ships are supposed to benefit local economies. Do they?

Mississippi-born writer Kiese Laymon on the beauty of his grandma’s garden, Emmett Till, Maurice Sendak, and his first children’s book,... more

Are diamonds really a girl’s best friend?

How Alexis Nikole Nelson became @blackforager

Whatever happened to the hydrogen economy?

We all know lead is bad, but why? And how did something so dangerous become so ubiquitous?

In the late 1950s, engineer Herb Ueda Sr. traveled to a remote Arctic military base. His mission? To drill through... more

What do childhood memories, angora sweaters, and pregnancy tests have in common? Bunny rabbits.

From the parasite theory to pollen counts, a look at the multitude of factors that are making allergies worse around... more

Enter the fascinating world of venom, where deadly stakes are intertwined with the possibility of wondrous healing.

The dose makes the poison… or does it?

Sgt. Tibbs, a beloved 19-year-old cat, goes missing on the streets of Manchester, New Hampshire. His owner fears the worst.... more

In County Leitrim, an area of Ireland hit hard by the Troubles and the Great Famine, townspeople are fighting what... more

We sing along at concerts. We chant at protests. We belt it out at birthday parties. Why do humans sing... more

In this special collaboration between Outside/In and Tumble Media, we answer a serious question about silly behavior: “Why do some... more

One piece of public land, two very different perspectives about how to use it, and the agency that somehow has... more

How one obscure federal policy designed to stop the cycle of flood damage is leading to opposite destinies.

One of the flashiest rescue stories of the last century, and what it tells us about the power of animal... more

Three sports. One court. What could go wrong?

From "Colorado Brown Stain" to Dr. Strangelove, we look at the weird history (and surprising science) behind fluoridated water.

When it comes to the environment, what should we expect from Trump’s second term?

The resurgence of tinned fish, fish wave feminism, and the sustainability of sardines.

Why do we care about blue moons (and other seasonal curiosities)?

Sasquatch is Southern. And its cultural and economic impact in Appalachia is sizable.

Coyotes are incredibly adept at living among humans. So how do we get better at living among them?

After more MOVE remains were found at the Penn Museum last month, we got in touch with curator Rachel Watkins... more

It’s not fall. It’s not winter. It’s somewhere in-between. The Outside/In team has ideas for living your best life through... more

The world is literally getting noisier. How can we manage our sonic landscapes?

How disasters offer a glimpse into another way to live with each other.

Have we accidentally made luxury apartments beneath our feet? And, is that a bad thing?

The federal government wants to kill one owl to save another.

How an elite university became a gruesome stop on a nationwide network of human remains trading.

A scholar and an activist make an uncompromising ultimatum.

A classroom display of human skulls sparks a reckoning at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia.

A visit to a modern-day bone library, and a fight over the future of ethical science.

A map, a compass, a smartphone, an adaptive bike… What counts as “technology” on the trail?

The team checks our voicemail and makes a shocking discovery.

Refrigerated food used to be seen as unnatural. Now, it’s warped our very definition of the word “fresh.”

How we turned one of our country’s biggest rivers into a machine - and what happens when that machine starts... more

The coolest and most uplifting element is rarer than you might think.

When fear is almost fun... and when it’s just plain terrifying.

How new findings in plant behavior science are raising questions about plant life, awareness, and even “intelligence.”

We’re outsourcing one of the most important human skills to satellites and smartphones. What would happen if GPS disappeared?

What the nose knows, why smells have such a powerful connection to memory, and Nate’s fix for garlic breath hypersensitivity.

Can scientists foster old-growth redwoods… by cutting some of the younger ones down?

Paris wants a gold medal in sustainability. Should they get one for greenwashing instead?

Poet and author Aimee Nezhukumatathil dishes up three flavors that have connected her to others – one familiar, one sweet,... more

From the station that makes Outside/In, a powerful new series about one of the biggest youth detention scandals in American... more