'Mindless Crowd' is a reflection on humanity's relationship with its landscape and the natural world

'Hypnopompia' is a dreamlike timelapse from Eaglewood Films that features Latvia's mires

Can a grassroots movement of physicians convince big health care that free medicine is the way of the future?

'The Kingdom' follows Sonam Phuntsho as he plants a new tree in the forest, one of more than 100,000 he's fostered throughout his life

'The Ornithologist,' from filmmaker Jevgenij Tichonov, features Lithuanian native Marius Karlonas exploring his hometown of Merkine

Like the rest of us, Tom Vanderbilt was dreaming of a new kind of vacation. He wanted adventure and a physical challenge, but also a trip that would appeal to his wife and young daughter. The answer: swimming in the open ocean, day after wet, wild day.

Kids need more outdoor playtime, and one national nonprofit is helping provide families with just that

Those tasty bivalves we can't get enough of are also great for filtering pollutants out of the water, but there's a balance that comes with building more oyster farms

The harrowing story of a too-close encounter with a Canadian black bear

Forty skiers, 12 hours, more than 1,000 jumps on the first day of summer

The country's main weather-modeling system is getting a boost

Skylights, a show run by wilderness therapists, talks about nature-oriented approaches to topics like gaming addiction, parenting, and isolation

A public condemnation of the SHIFT Festival's attempts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion is indicative of broader issues in the outdoor industry

If you're planning a trip to Kiwi country, take these tips from someone who's lived there

The 2019 U.S. Pro and Para-Cycling Road Championships are in Knoxville from June 27 to 30. Here's how to make the most of a weekend in Tennessee's "scruffy" jewel.

Through Quiet Parks International, Gordon Hempton hopes to save the earth’s few truly natural soundscapes

Ecologist Chris Morgan sensed that nature had healing powers. But it wasn’t until he tried forest bathing that he understood them.

New research shows just how much global warming is eating away at the glaciers on the world’s highest peaks

What does it mean to be a well-read outdoorsperson in 2019? We have 54 new ideas. Yes, we still love Cheryl Strayed and John McPhee, but here's an updated class of noteworthy additions.

How one nonprofit is working to get more people outside through urban adventures

'Protecting the Crossroads' tells the story of how palm trees have turned from a cash crop into invasive plant in Mexico

More and more evidence suggests that nature does something essential for our mental health

'Waves' takes the viewer through a series of landscapes in the Czech Republic

Unless you're hunting, it's a terrible idea to pack heat in the backcountry

For decades, herpetologist William Brown has studied a thriving population of timber rattlers in upstate New York. And somehow he's convinced locals that having venomous neighbors underfoot can be a glorious thing.

Cal Newport, author of 'Digital Minimalism,' explains how we need to reimagine our relationship with technology

There was something about Primland that made Emily Nunn see red—a lavish and expensive outdoor Xanadu situated near her beloved Virginia hometown. Then she went there and had... a pretty good time. Blame the trout stream and the 400-thread-count linens.

'When Rivers Rise' shows how India and Google are partnering to provide better intelligence to inform flood warnings and evacuations

After Kyle Dickman nearly died from a rattlesnake bite in Yosemite, he began a quest to understand what venom really does to us

Will Gurley is using his work to spread the word about development in our national parks

In 'The Big Island,' Tyler Fairbank stitched hundreds of still images together and manipulated them into motion sequences

Getting outside on your period can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be

For Blair Braverman, physical activity was a given—until it wasn't

'The Perfect Flight' is a portrait of falconer Shawn Hayes, who found his first bird in urban Los Angeles​​​​​​​

How to take full advantage of your 640 million acres

Photographer Christian Vizl documents the ocean’s beauty to show us what we’re ravaging

'A Different Perspective' is a film that's designed to showcase nature photography in a lens that's unique

After an especially brutal winter in Colorado, Independence Pass needs a team of seven heavy-equipment operators, an avalanche forecaster, and a surveillance crew to make the road passable

What do we lose when we lose the animals that make up the soundtrack of the outdoors?

You're just as likely to build a robot as paddle a canoe at summer camp today, but the value of the experience is even more important for our screen-addled youth

New tweaks mean they're easier to use at work and on the trail

The end was coming for Roany, a strong and beautiful horse who’d been at the center of Pam Houston’s life for 25 years. What she wanted for him was simple: a peaceful exit, lifted by the touch of human hands.

Nadia Iris Mercado grew up in nature but not in the traditional-summits, red-rocks, and deep-canyons kind of nature

But do remember that it can be a powerful mental-health tool and go beyond the whitewashed Instagram posts to focus on improving access to the outdoors for those who need it most

The risks and rewards of being (literally and figuratively) out in the wilderness

In this installment, More Than Just Parks features the Flathead Valley and its endless recreational opportunities

'Phenomenal Noumenal Wonderful' is a four-year project designed to highlight the beautiful landscapes of the Pacific Northwest

A fascinating data analysis of the 381 painting the beloved artist did for his TV show will have you looking at him in a whole new light

Poet Helen Mort knows that a walk on the trail is the key to creative influence in her writing

'Element' documents the relationship between water and land through the lens of filmmaker Vadim Sherbakov

'Rock Paper Fish' takes viewers to southeast Alaska, where life is inseparable from the age-old rhythms of the Chilkat River

When it comes to spending time outside, the best app is usually no app. But there are a few notable exceptions.

America’s grandest public lands have a big role to play in our health

Nature’s healing power may be in its ability to blow our minds

A grassroots movement of physicians are prescribing time outdoors as the best possible cure for a growing list of ailments. Can they really convince big health care that free medicine is the way of the future?

A bill introduced to Congress on May 1 could make outdoor recreation an official treatment option for veterans suffering from mental-health disorders. It's a huge opportunity for vets—and our public lands.

Spending time in nature is increasingly considered legitimate medicine, and doctors and insurance carriers are treating it as such. But how exactly can we expect this movement to play out—and affect our wallets and gear purchases—in the future?   

A growing number of insurance carriers are encouraging us via cold, hard cash to get after it in nature

If you're going to be outside, get yourself a good weather-radar app and learn how to use it

After a massive fire, one man tried to replant the forests of his childhood. After more than half a decade, he realized he was fighting a losing battle against climate change. We all are.

Thanks to savvy marketing, science, and luck, blueberries helped usher in a new era of health food obsession

This year, governments and guiding companies are promising to do more to keep the mountain clean, but the question of what to do with the dead bodies is becoming more urgent

The writer and climate activist talks about his new book 'Falter' and how the human race got itself into such a big mess

Kicking off spring film-festival season, these shorts and features explore the Grand Canyon, skate culture, and the nature of sufferfests

Vanlife might seem like the most eco-friendly living option, but in reality, my gas-guzzler is hurting the environment more than I would in a small, nonmobile home

Plus, should you take someone else's spot in a race if you know you won't finish?

How a father-son trip to Yosemite conquered my fear of hiking, bears, and falling off chairlifts

In his latest book, he unpacks our ineffectiveness in the face of climate change and connects the dots on what the future might be like

To kick off National Park Week, the park service is waiving all entrance fees on April 20

The new book 'Down from the Mountain' explores the fine line bears walk between the wilderness and suburbia

No one has done more to sound the alarm about climate change than Bill McKibben. We asked him: is there any hope at all?

Raynelle Rino, the founder of Rino Consulting Solutions, taps into the therapeutic effects of nature, specifically for people of color who work emotionally taxing jobs

Yogis are flocking to plein air classes everywhere from the African bush to downtown Austin rooftops

He sold his first photograph at 14 and has been making pictures ever since

In his new animated feature, Chris Butler adds a contemporary twist to an old-fashioned tale

Eric Hanson examines the relationship between unrelenting cold and the euphoric feelings of camping in winter

Yep, Costco. Here are six cut-rate trips you can take thanks to the bulk superstore.

As outdoor-recreation tourism booms, these places have been forced to find innovative (and sometimes desperate) ways of adapting to and curbing the steady stream of tourists each season

Outpost wants to disrupt the outdoor gear trade show business. Our writer descended on its California festival last fall to check out the felt hat–wearing, Bulleit bourbon–sipping crowd and to find out whether the buzzy experience is anything more than an Instagram-ready fad.

In a new study, mountain hiking had similar psychological and stress-reducing benefits whether or not there were signs of human habitation