How mountain rescue could be aided by 5G
Real-time tracking of a search dog’s path allows the team to assess which areas have been covered......»»
Snowpack predicted to retreat in California"s mountains due to climate change
This winter's major storms laid down one of the largest snowpacks recorded in California's Sierra Nevada, along with an unusual amount of snow at low mountain elevations......»»
Why is climbing Mount Everest so dangerous?
The recent death of Australian man Jason Kennison after reaching the summit of Mount Everest highlights how dangerous mountain climbing can be......»»
Tiny but tenacious: Arctic-alpine plants are engineers and warning bells
When most people consider the arctic, or high-altitude mountain landscapes, they think of endless snow, ice and bare rock. But pastel-colored flowers, sometimes just a few millimeters wide, bloom in these dramatic places too. The miniature flowers no.....»»
Scientists from the Global South innovate to track ongoing amphibian pandemic
The Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Center at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama partnered with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in India to develop and validate a new test for chytridiomycosis strains,.....»»
Evaluating the ecological impacts of mountain biking
Mountain biking is one of the most popular leisure activities today. Sport ecologists at the University of Bayreuth have now compiled and evaluated a wide range of previously published findings on the ecological consequences of this sport. Numerous d.....»»
Gorillas" Resilience after Early-Life Trauma Holds Lessons for Humans
A young mountain gorilla who is able to survive the tough early years may live as long or longer than peers who coasted through their youth without incident.....»»
New book eyes Earth"s excavators, from microbes to elephants and dinosaurs
The ordinary person looks at Stone Mountain and sees a solid, unmovable monolith. Emory paleontologist Anthony Martin, who thinks in geologic time, sees something more akin to a giant sugar cube......»»
With hundreds of call-outs every day, wildlife rescue services can help Australians understand threats to native animals
Imagine coming across an injured kangaroo on the side of the road. Or a bat entangled in fruit tree netting. Would you know who to call to get help?.....»»
Researchers acquire world"s first multi-source detection dataset of mountain glacier
Using an aeronautic remote sensing system, Chinese scientists have obtained effective mountain glacier data during an ongoing airborne-ground science experiment on detecting the condition of Bayi Glacier in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, north.....»»
Earlier snowpack melt in the West could bring summer water scarcity
Snow is melting earlier, and more rain is falling instead of snow in the mountain ranges of the Western U.S. and Canada, leading to a leaner snowpack that could impact agriculture, wildfire risk and municipal water supplies come summer, according to.....»»
Thriving in the face of adversity: Resilient gorillas reveal clues about overcoming childhood misfortune
In 1974, an infant mountain gorilla was born in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Researchers named him Titus. As is typical for young gorillas in the wild, Titus spent the first years of his life surrounded by his mother, father and siblings, as we.....»»
iPhone 14’s satellite texting leads rescuers to group of teens stranded in Santa Paula Canyon
Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite feature has once again come to the rescue of a group of stranded and missing hikers. According to the Upper Ojai Search and Rescue team in Ventura County, California, a group of 10 missing hikers turned to the i.....»»
Samsung backs down from its threat to switch its Android phones to Bing
Samsung and Google's contract dispute comes to an end, as usual, in favor of Google. Enlarge / The regional headquarters of Samsung in Mountain View, California. (credit: Getty Images/Smith Collection) Like most people.....»»
With mouth-watering foods, mountain farms in Europe seek climate readiness
Tackling threats to water supply in European highlands is crucial for producers of premium foods and drinks ranging from Spanish ham to Scotch whisky......»»
Life-saving Apple Emergency SOS summons help for 10 stranded hikers
Once again, the iPhone has potentially saved some lives, with Apple's Emergency SOS functionality crucial to a rescue of 10 hikers who got lost in Santa Paula Canyon's "Last Chance" area.New Apple devices have an emergency featureThe Ventura County S.....»»
A rabbit rescue operation is launched to save bunnies from rising floodwaters
With record-breaking storms wreaking havoc throughout California, even rabbits need rescuing......»»
A private company has an audacious plan to rescue NASA’s last “Great Observatory”
"I think it would be pretty ambitious... but really great if we could pull it off." Enlarge / An artist's conception of NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope in deep space. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) A Delta II rocket launche.....»»
Preserving pine forests by understanding beetle flight
The mountain pine beetle is one of the main causes of tree mortality in the pine forests of North America. For example, the insect has killed thousands of acres of pine forest in British Columbia and Alberta, and as a result, the areas are more vulne.....»»
Researchers radio-collar 1st bear in mountains near LA
For the first time, researchers have captured and radio-collared a bear in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles where mountain lions have been studied for two decades, the National Park Service said Wednesday......»»
Frenchman Mountain Dolostone: 500 million-year-old Grand Canyon rock layer finally gets a name
The Grand Canyon is visited by millions of admirers each year. So, naturally, you'd think that all of its rock layers had been studied and named. But you'd be wrong......»»