The Sport of Spacing Out
Ready, set, relax: in Asian countries, thousands of burnt-out adults now gather for competitions to do as little as possible
The Blind Climber Pushing His Sport to New Heights
Jesse Dufton has climbed Scottish sea stacks and Arctic peaks without being able to see the rock face in front of him
How an Elite Pilot Got a Second Chance at Space
Jameel Janjua thought he’d blown his shot. Then the billionaire-backed space tourism industry took off.
The High-Stakes Adventures of Aldo Kane, Nat Geo Explorer
The former Royal Marine sniper talks about his new show with James Cameron, diving with sharks and what he learned from Alex Honnold
The Mountaineer Who Hit Rock Bottom on Top of Everest
Renowned adventurer Cory Richards opens up about his summit epiphany, his struggles with mental health and revisiting it all in a new book
Daniel Dae Kim on the Wellness Routine That Keeps Him Young
The ageless actor talks pickleball, pull-ups and the importance of putting down your phone
My Seaside Home, Now a Vegan Powerhouse
A local explains how Brighton became the plant-based capital of the world
The Fruit Collector
From the jungles of South America to Sumatra, Alan Carle has braved tigers, malaria and civil war in pursuit of the planet's rarest fruits
Michael B. Jordan Is on a Mission to Get You Moving
The "Creed" star talks daily meditation, his favorite lifts and the healing power of group wellness
A Pilgrimage to Hemingway's Key West for his 125th Birthday
This is a story about marlins, rumrunners and Papa look-alikes
How to Survive at Sea
Professor Mike Tipton, of the University of Portsmouth's Extreme Environments Laboratory, on staying safe in a nightmare scenario
How to Escape a Bear
Large-carnivore ecologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant on avoiding "Revenant"-style encounters in the wild
How to Ride the World’s Biggest Waves
Andrew Cotton, the star of HBO's "100 Foot Wave" and a Red Bull-signed athlete, on what it takes to rip with the big boys
How to Hold Your Breath for Longer
Adam Stern, Aussie free-diving champion and coach, on the art of underwater breath-holds
How to Mimic Altitude Training at Sea Level
Professor Grégoire Millet on earning those famous blood-cell benefits — without decamping to 8,000 feet
How to Hike Across a Desert
Gillian Millar, part of the first female team to cross the Namib, details the rigors of the desert