The Australian northern quoll has an alarmingly short lifespan. According to new research, the reason might be an all-consuming obsession with sex.  Male northern quolls, which are house cat-sized marsupials endemic to Australia, tend to die after a single breeding season, whereas females can live for four years or longer in the wild. For years, [...]

Cliffed out while canyoneering? Need to get off the mountain fast? These three methods let you use the tools you have to rappel quickly in an emergency. Some are as easy as tying a knot or hitch, and others require a little more equipment. Below, we’ll detail the best techniques to use if you’re short [...]

The higher the stakes, the higher the cliffs. As the contestant pool gets whittled down on HBO Max’s adventure reality show The Climb, host Chris Sharma ups the ante and the size of the rock. He brings the remaining contestants, vying for a $100,000 cash prize and a sponsorship from prAna, to his literal backyard [...]

In a new book summarizing one of the longest happiness studies ever completed, researchers reveal that it’s not what you do for exercise but who you do it with that matters. The book, called The Good Life, details the results of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, which has been ongoing for more than 80 [...]