Published September 22, 2012 12:00AM
The best articles, videos, and photos that I didn't post this week—until now. If you only have time to read one link this week, read, “How Silent Spring Ignited the Environmental Movement,” by Eliza Griswold.
ADVENTURE
Read this. You won’t be sorry. And apply next year for the Outside Adventure Grant. Outside
The UCI goes after a journalist, but not Tyler Hamilton, Cycling News
Remembering skateboarding and snowboarding pioneer Tom Sims, ESPN
Man who was adrift at sea for 106 days credits a shark with helping to save him, Grind TV
The Colorado man who left his dog on a 14er gives her to rescuer. Should search and rescue be responsible for pets? Denver Post
Astronaut completes a “triathlon” on the International Space Station, Dvice
Examining the climb and death of Shriya Shah-Klorfine on Everest this past spring, CBC News
“What adventures are actually left?” Quite a few, actually…. BBC
Watch out. Kelly Slater is making his move. Adventure Journal
How the storm on Manaslu is affecting climbing and skiing expeditions, The Adventure Blog
Shark
or dolphin? A brief moment of panic at the Hurley Pro. Grind TV
SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
“How Silent Spring Ignited the Environmental Movement,” The New York Times
Checking in on the status of U.S. wolf populations, Washington Post
Why the Scottish wildcat is staring extinction in the face, The Observer
Can conservationists convince a religious group to switch their garb from leopard skins to faux fur? CNN
The race is on for arctic resources, The New York Times
Jeffrey Gettleman talks about reporting his story on elephant poaching in Africa, Yale E360
Richard Leakey sounds off on new IUCN elephant resolution, National Geographic
Photographer Steve Winter on photographing tigers, yes, but also on capturing the whole story around them. The New York Times
The most endangered canid on the planet, Treehugger
Sequencing the DNA of the extinct Carolina Parakeet, The Guardian
Super sparkly macro shots of dew-covered insects. It's Colossal
The best Ig Nobel Prize of the year may have been the literature prize, which was handed to “The U.S. government general accountability office, for issuing a report about reports about reports that recommends the preparation of a report about the report about reports about reports. The Guardian
Timelapse of a giant tarantula shedding it's skin, Huffington Post
Welcome news for disgusting men, or just men in general. Sexually aroused women are harder to gross out. Scientific American
T-Rex had a max bite force of 12,800 pounds, which is the equivalent of 13 Steinway Model D concert grand pianos slamming down, Smithsonian
“Bumblebees,
it turns out, don’t bumble.” Using radar tracking devices to track the
bees' paths. Scientific American
HEALTH AND FITNESS
Paul Ryan, Ubermensch, Slate
“Sugar-binging
rats show signs of opiatelike withdrawal when their sugar is taken
away,” The New York Times Well
The 10 Laws of Running Injuries, Runner’s World
Midwestern
marathon hazard: train delays, Runner's World
TRAVEL
It’s the destination, not the flight, that will make you sick, The Globe and Mail
An hour-long interview with Pico Iyer, World Hum
OTHER
Picturing everyday life in Africa, The New York Times Lens
The Longform Guide to Writing Non-Fiction, Slate
The 100 best photographers of all time, A Photo Editor
“If
you want a picture, you get that picture, under all circumstances.”
South African photographer Peter Magubane. The New York Times Lens
For the week's best longreads, check out Outside's “Weekend Reading List.”
—Joe Spring
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