Recreation
Leisure activities, including sports, travel, entertainment and hobbies
Ecuador, Land of Malaria, Iguanas, Mangoes and Mountains
The author leaves Peru behind and crosses into Ecuador, where he encounters his first sign of a mosquito
January 23, 2013 |
By Alastair Bland
Stocking Up: Uncovering the Secrets to the Best Broth
What do the experts recommend you do to get the most flavorful soup possible?
January 22, 2013 |
By Twilight Greenaway
Scientists Don’t Quite Know How This Cat Managed Her 200-Mile Trek Home
Holly the cat's 200 mile journey home has scientists wondering just how animals navigate
January 21, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
In Europe, These People Wouldn’t Be Allowed To Drive
A recent study found that drivers with blind spots were more likely to hit pedestrians and less able to respond to hazardous situations
January 21, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The Most Famous Fake Women in History
Manti Te'o isn't the first person to invent (or, have invented for him) a lady. Here are five other women who never existed
January 17, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
What to Eat—or Not—in Peru
The roving ceviche carts and meat grills are colorful pieces of street scenery, but eating a creamy cherimoya or a sweet and starchy lucuma could be the truest taste of Peru
January 17, 2013 |
By Alastair Bland
Star Trek Got Warp Speed All Wrong
Hold everything people. The blast of a star and light that happens in Star Trek when they jump to warp speed? Wrong! It wouldn't look like that at all, according to some physicists
January 17, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The Latest Fleet of 787s Is Nothing But Trouble
The new 787 Dreamliner fleet has been plagued with issues, including electrical problems, broken windows, fires and engine failures
January 17, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Is It Too Late To Forgive Lance Armstrong?
Lance Armstrong finally admitted to the long standing accusations of doping, which isn't all that surprising. But while the shock isn't really there, the debate rages about whether forgiveness will be
January 16, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Braving the Pan-American Highway of Death
Along the roadway in Peru, hand-built memorials to accident victims occur almost as regularly as the kilometer markers themselves
January 15, 2013 |
By Alastair Bland
The Hot Condiment of 2013? Barrel-Aged Hot Sauce
Restauranteurs across the nation are feeding a new trend by feeding hot sauce into whiskey oak barrels
January 15, 2013 |
By Marina Koren
Why Are Chimpanzees Stronger Than Humans?
Chimps are far stronger than we are - but why?
January 14, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Is America a Nation of Soul Food Junkies?
Filmmaker Bryan Hurt explores what makes soul food so personal, starting with his own father's health struggle, in a PBS film premiering tonight
January 14, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
One Man’s Seven-Year March Along Ancient Migration Routes
This past Sunday, journalist Paul Salopek began his walk from Ethiopia to Patagonia
January 11, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Preparing for a Mission to Mars Is Dangerously Boring
One of the biggest challenges to a Mars mission is just how long it takes to get there
January 11, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The Baseball Hall of Fame Will Be Missing Some of Baseball’s Best Players Ever
For just the second time in forty years, not a single player was inducted this year. Not Barry Bonds, not Roger Clemes, not Sammy Sosa—nobody
January 10, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
How Dangerous Is Hitting Another Human Being With Your Head?
How much damage does head butting really do?
January 10, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
How Hot is That Pepper? How Scientists Measure Spiciness
How does the Scoville Scale rate the relative spiciness of a chili pepper?
January 10, 2013 |
By Twilight Greenaway
No Place Compares to the Unrelenting Lifelessness of Peru’s Sechura Desert
From the lush, tropical mountains, we descended into a landscape of flailing-armed cacti, spiny succulents like giant artichokes and sand dunes as high as mountains
January 10, 2013 |
By Alastair Bland
From the Slums of Lima to the Peaks of the Andes
After unpacking and assembling his bicycle at the airport terminal, the author heads north on the Pan-American Highway toward the mountain town of Canta
January 07, 2013 |
By Alastair Bland
