Published August 26, 2012 12:00AM
Earthrise As Seen By Lunar Orbiter 1 on 23 August 1966 via Space Ref Photo: LOIRP/NASA
The best articles, videos, and galleries that I didn't post this week—until now.
Lance Armstrong
Judge sides with USADA in Armstrong suit, Cycling News
Lance Armstrong's worldwide lie, New York Daily News
Surprising end for an epic fighter, ESPN
Armstrong, best of his time, now with an asterisk, The New York Times
Witnesses made case against Armstrong potent, The New York Times
Inspired mankind with one small step, The New York Times
A history of burning man, Outside
Kilian Jornet wins the Pike’s Peak Marathon, Out There
The Himalayan cataract project, Prana
On PLBs, GPS, and unnecessary distress calls, The New York Times
Hiker snaps ankle, narrates while awaiting rescue, Adventure Journal
A look at the life of the twin brother of Mo Farah, The Daily Mail
Remembering
Tony Scott, the climber, Rock and Ice
Kilian Jornet’s Grand Teton record broken by Andy Anderson, Outer Local
Tyler Warren knows how to surf, Adventure Journal
Squid cells bump to 'Insane in the Brain,' The Atlantic via Not Exactly Rocket Science
The Mississippi River is running low due to drought, The New York Times
An interview with E.O. Wilson, The Guardian
South Korea aquarium apologizes for captive whale shark death, Telegraph
A bit of perspective on a new TV show that follows a wolf hunt, The New York Times
Is money for jaguar conservation better spent south of the border? Scientific American
Amazing pictures of Humpback’s breaching, The Daily Mail
Scourge of the Lionfish, The New York Times
Man bites cobra to death, BBC via Not Exactly Rocket Science
A profile of Richard Ellis, The New York Times
How to avoid hitting the wall, Montreal Gazette
Should
heat training be employed like altitude training to improve
performance?
The New York Times Well
The oldest Americans are living longer, NPR Shots
Real altitiude vs. fake altitude, Sweat Science
How do germs get into swimming pools, Scientific American
Breaking down the fitness of surfers, The New York Times Well
Designing green surfboards, Wired Playbook
Following the streetfighting in Aleppo, The New York Times Lens
Photos from Syria, New Yorker
Photos from a South Korean weapons expo, Wired
The first photo of earth as taken from the moon, Space Ref
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