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Publications

Outside

Best Article

Raising the Dead

When deep sea diver Dave Shaw reached the bottom of Bushman’s Hole, he discovered the body of Deon Dreyer. Though Dreyer had been gone for 10 years, Shaw was determined to bring him back.

Tim Zimmermann Outside Aug 2005 40min Permalink

Science Food

The Piscivore's Dilemma

A vegan sets out to see if there’s an ethical, sustainable way to eat fish in 2015.

Tim Zimmermann Outside May 2015 25min Permalink

Reversal of Fortune

A BASE jumper emerges from a coma after a bad fall and sets about rebuilding his body and his life.

Elizabeth Weil Outside Jul 2012 15min Permalink

My Dad Tried to Kill Me With an Alligator

On being among giant reptiles with a parent you don’t understand.

Harrison Scott Key Outside May 2015 10min Permalink

Sports

The Toughest Woman on Two Wheels

On Juliana Buhring, a former cult member who became the first woman to bike around the world.

Grayson Schaffer Outside Apr 2015 15min Permalink

Riding Giants

A rookie competes in the World Elephant Polo Championships.

Josh Dean Outside Oct 2009 15min Permalink

Business Science

A Liar Standing Next to a Hole in the Ground

Prospecting for gold is still a live trade in America, if you’re willing to walk deep into the desert with a hand-drawn map.

Will Grant Outside Feb 2015 20min Permalink

Business Science

The Top-Secret Food That Will Change the Way You Eat

The scientists at Beyond Meat have concocted a plant-protein-based performance burger that delivers the juicy flavor and texture of beef with none of the dietary and environmental downsides.

Rowan Jacobsen Outside Dec 2014 15min Permalink

Crime Sports

Unprotected

An investigation into sexual abuse in youth sports, with a focus on USA Swimming.

Rachel Sturtz Outside Nov 2014 10min Permalink

The Same River Twice

The story of rivers and relationships.

David Quammen Outside May 1986 10min Permalink

The Long Captivity of Michael Scott Moore

How a surfing writer kidnapped by Somali pirates was freed.

Joshua Hammer Outside Oct 2014 25min Permalink

Crime

The Spy Who Scammed Us?

Jamie Smith said he was a co-founder of Blackwater and a former CIA officer. He appeared on cable news as a counterterrorism expert and he received millions in goverment contracts to train personnel. The money was real. The resume wasn’t.

Ace Atkins, Michael Fechter Outside Oct 2014 35min Permalink

Science

The Body Electric

What it’s like to be struck by lightning.

Ferris Jabr Outside Sep 2014 15min Permalink

Travel

The Tuber

Navigating the alligator-infested rivers of North Florida.

Wells Tower Outside Mar 2009 20min Permalink

Sports

The Toughest Footrace in the World

100 miles, 24 hours.

Lee Green Outside Jul 1980 15min Permalink

Rolling Nowhere, Part Two

Father and son bond by hopping freight trains.

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Ted Conover Outside Jun 2014 30min Permalink

The Day We Set the Colorado River Free

A flood-fueled adventure on a forgotten stretch of the Colorado.

Rowan Jacobsen Outside Jun 2014 25min Permalink

World

Did North Korea Kidnap an American Hiker?

When David Sneddon disappeared hiking around western China, officials chalked it up to a drowning. A decade later, it appears he had been kidnapped and taken to North Korea.

Chris Vogel Outside May 2014 25min Permalink

Crime World

Murder and Revenge in Papua New Guinea

Deep in the jungle, the tourists were targetted, but only the porters were hacked by the machetes. Was it a robbery? Or a deeper pattern of violence amongst ancient tribes?

Carl Hoffman Outside May 2014 30min Permalink

Crime

A Death in the Texas Desert

On the murder of a popular bar owner in a ghost town near the Mexican border.

Rachel Monroe Outside May 2014 20min Permalink

World

Bonfire of the Humanities

Investigating the burning of ancient books by rebels in Timbuktu.

Patrick Symmes Outside Apr 2014 25min Permalink

Monsterwellen

What caused the worst shipping disaster in maritime history?

Donovan Hohn Outside Jan 2009 30min Permalink

The Brief, Wondrous Life of Zina Lahr

The story of an intensely creative young artist.

Grayson Schaffer Outside Feb 2014 15min Permalink

Crime

Hammer Blow: The True Story of the Carderock Killing

“‘When I heard the facts,” says Matt Kull, one of DiPaolo’s former climbing partners, “I thought, That’s what Dave is capable of.’”

Sid Balman Jr. Outside Feb 2014 10min Permalink

Crime Science

Blood in the Sand

Investigating the murder of a Costa Rican conservationist.

Matthew Power Outside Jan 2014 20min Permalink

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