Inventing Pad Thai – JSTOR Daily

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A government campaign transformed a Chinese-inspired noodle dish into a symbol of Thailand’s national identity.

You Can Live on a Boat and Rock Climb at This Hidden U.S. Southeast Spot

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After four years of searching for a place to dock our home boat with good climbing nearby, we finally found it.

A scientist’s search for answers about Amanita muscaria gummies | Aeon Essays

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When I found the mushroom Amanita muscaria being sold in candy wrappers, I uncovered legal loopholes, dangerous dosages and more

How Test Engineers Decide What Counts as Good Enough

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Test engineers stage reality, sometimes by extreme means, to make sure airplanes don’t fall apart, children can’t open pill bottles, and bears won’t break into coolers.A run-in with human snacks transformed Kobuk the Destroyer’s mother into a “problem bear.” A…

Does Anyone Make Out in Cars Anymore

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L.A. Mystery Ring cameras, flashlights and nosy neighborhood WhatsApp groups encroach on a steamy L.A. tradition.Oct 5, 2026Add us on A couple kisses in a car circa 1954. (Bettmann/Getty Images)LET ME START WITH THE VICTORY. After many trials and…

Japans Smallest And Least Populated Major Island Is A World Of Pilgrimages Delicious Food And Plenty Of Forest Bathing

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Each year, more than 100,000 people hike at least part of a 750-mile route on Shikoku that connects 88 Buddhist temples and other sacred sites

“It Was All an Illusion”: The Canadian Climber Who Lied His Way to the Top

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In 2023, Gabe Lawson tricked the world into believing he’d sent Canada’s first V16 boulder. It turns out that was just the beginning of his lies.

Researchers Find Beavers in Unexpected Places

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The animals are expanding into new ecosystems that surprise scientists and benefit local species

What Is Queer Ecology?

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Queer theory expands our relationship with nature

What will happen to the Grand Canyon as water levels drop

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On August 29, monsoon storms sat over northern Arizona, pelting the north rim of the Grand Canyon. The rain unleashed flash floods that picked up momentum in the burn scar from the 2025 Dragon Bravo Fire. With burned trees, boulders…

Ecofeminism: Where Gender and Climate Change Intersect

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Ecofeminism has informed the modern environmental justice movement, and may hold the key to recognising how elevating women can help reduce emissions.

The secret Cold War history of Tetris

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The beloved game arose out of the opposing forces of the U.S. and the Soviet Union

Was This Yosemite’s Most Miserable Shiver Bivy?

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In the winter of 1986, three highly experienced Yosemite wall climbers were trapped for days in a blizzard on Half Dome’s South Face.

What Is Queer Ecology? | Queer Ecology, Explained.

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An introduction to Queer Ecology — a framework that challenges binary thinking in science and nature, revealing how queerness is already present in ecological systems and essential to reimagining environmentalism.

What Is Ecofeminism? | Ecofeminism, Explained.

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Social injustice and environmental destruction have one main thing in common: the patriarchal hierarchy. Men (often white) are put at the top of the pyramid, given more intrinsic advantages to life by simply existing. Ecofeminism works to break down the patriarchal structure of ecology, climate science and environmentalism to bring a nuanced understanding of exploitation of nature to the conversation.

The Incredible Journey of a Migratory Shorebird

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Godwits make the longest non-stop migration in the bird world. That might be the least of their marvels. Can they survive a changing planet?On a sunny June morning, in a bog outside Beluga, Alaska, I met a Hudsonian godwit. She…

“Alex Deliberately Visualized Falling”: What Stuck with Me Most from Alex Honnold’s Free Solo 9 Years Ago

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In a new book, Jimmy Chin looks back on Alex Honnold’s mentality leading up to his historic free solo of El Capitan.

Two Climbing Parties Collided on One of Alaska’s Hardest Routes. Then an Avalanche Hit.

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In an excerpt from his new book, ‘The Echo,’ legendary alpinist Barry Blanchard recounts a strange encounter high on Mount Foraker’s notoriously difficult Infinite Spur.

Ask Kenn: Can I See More Birds By Wearing Camouflage?

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In the field, blending in and avoiding certain colors might improve your birding—but evidence is limited, writes Audubon Field Editor Kenn Kaufman.

Tom Brady’s Endgame

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A new biography argues that the star quarterback’s divorce was his biggest fumble.There is a certain YouTube clip that I watch from time to time, when I need a pick-me-up, or when I’m in a giddy mood and want to…