A sperm whale that was entangled in ropes has died after it became stranded on a shore of the island of Raasay. The 15m-long (49ft) animal was spotted in difficulty off nearby Skye on Thursday.

It was later revealed it had a 100kg "litter ball" in its stomach, with fishing nets, rope, packing straps, bags and plastic cups among the items discovered in a compacted mass. The fossil was ...

A longtime backpacker learns that mountaineering is a different beast—but a lifetime of outdoor skills comes in handy.

Edelrid claims its Siskin 8.6 Eco Dry is the lightest synthetic single climbing rope in existence. We ruthlessly tested it ...

As the sky began to darken, Vladyslav Rudenko slid a pair of underwear into his hoodie and pretended to go for a walk. The 16 ...

I saw an older couple sharing a drink in the store. Some teenagers went by laughing, saying ... eww! I began thinking about ...

In the Burundian town of Rugombo - located in northwestern Cibitoke province bordering eastern DRC - more than 40,000 ...

The inquest ruled that with "due deliberation that 'Red' had come to his death by being hanged to a telegraph pole with a rope around his neck." A brief funeral and an unmarked grave Packing ...

Grangeville’s well-bundled kids would schlep skis, poles, boots, gloves and rope tow grips to the grade school each winter. A yellow bus hauled us to Snowhaven ski area. In town, children piled onto ...

Scott and Angela Damman purchased a property outside Mérida, Mexico, that had fallen into disrepair. But by reusing materials and turning to local resources, they created their dream home—and a ...