You Don’t Need Expensive Gear to Climb a Mountain. Just Ask Kate Middleton.

New Trump rules make it more costly to electrify North Carolina homes

The Department of Energy recently announced new guidance that prevents “fuel switching,” scrambling the state’s first-ever electrification program.

A New Species of Pit Viper Emerges in the Himalayas

DNA helped differentiate the venomous serpent from its closest relative The post A New Species of Pit Viper Emerges in the Himalayas appeared first on Nautilus.

A Plunge on a Glacier Peak Triggered a Precision Chopper Rescue. Here is How Crew Members Pulled It Off.

Rescuers tell Outside about the dramatic hoist rescue of two climbers stranded on Mount Siyeh in Glacier National Park after a fall. The post A Plunge on a Glacier Peak Triggered a Precision Chopper Rescue. Here is How Crew Members Pulled It Off. appeared first on Outside Online.

The Best Mountain Bike Packs of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

We spent two seasons testing ten options to find the hip packs, backpacks, and vests that carry your gear without killing your ride. The post The Best Mountain Bike Packs of 2026, Tested and Reviewed appeared first on Outside Online.

El Niño is here, and it’s already scrambling fisheries throughout the Pacific

Weekly Review

The Brooklyn Bridge briefly caught fire during a fireworks display; two Russian nationals scaled to the top of the spire of the Empire State building in supposed demonstration of the power of love and peace; a British Premier League soccer team donated more than 40 pairs of game-worn socks to a group of horses and donkeys who would wear them as protection from the bites of flies. The post Weekly Review appeared first on Harper's Magazine.