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Indigenous Colombians fret as sacred mountain glaciers melt

In the shade of a sacred tree, Indigenous wise men chew coca leaves as they mull the threats to their home among the melting, snow-capped peaks of Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountains......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgFeb 21st, 2024

Call of the conch: Archaeologists suggest Indigenous Americans used sound to organize local communities

Archaeologists have modeled the auditory range of conch-shell trumpets in the 9th–11th century US Southwest, proposing that the sound was key in the structuring of pre-Columbian Pueblo communities......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Lake tsunamis pose significant threat under warming climate

Cowee Creek, Brabazon Range, Upper Pederson Lagoon—they mark the sites of recent lake tsunamis, a phenomenon that is increasingly common in Alaska, British Columbia and other regions with mountain glaciers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

How mantle movements shape Earth"s surface

The movement of tectonic plates shapes the rocky features of Earth's surface. Plates' convergence can form mountain ranges or ocean trenches, and their divergence can form oceanic ridges. But it's not just the plates themselves that influence Earth's.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Researchers determine large numbers of wild mountain goats are killed every year by avalanches

A multi-institutional team of animal behaviorists, snow impact specialists and biologists from Alaska, Montana, Switzerland and Canada has found that large numbers of wild mountain goats die every year in Alaska due to avalanches. For their study, th.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

A clock in the rocks: What cosmic rays tell us about Earth"s changing surface and climate

How often do mountains collapse, volcanoes erupt or ice sheets melt?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Study shows it"s not too late to save the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

New research has found a "missing piece of the puzzle" of West Antarctic Ice Sheet melt, revealing that the collapse of the ice sheet in the Ross Sea region can be prevented—if we keep to a low-emissions pathway......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

The compact Pixel 9 Pro looks adorable next to the iPhone 15 Pro Max

And we think you're gonna love it. The post The compact Pixel 9 Pro looks adorable next to the iPhone 15 Pro Max appeared first on Phandroid. Another day, another Google leak – the Mountain View tech giant’s smartphones have be.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

Leaked Images Show a more Compact Pixel 9 Pro

And we think you're gonna love it. The post Leaked Images Show a more Compact Pixel 9 Pro appeared first on Phandroid. Another day, another Google leak – the Mountain View tech giant’s smartphones have become partly famous due.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

Scientists assess paths toward maintaining BC caribou until habitat recovers

Thanks to drastic and evidence-based solutions, more southern mountain caribou roam Western Canada today than in previous decades; however, herd numbers are too fragile to sustain themselves without continued intervention......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 20th, 2024

See a flyby of Io, a hellish moon with lakes of lava and an otherworldly mountain

NASA's Juno spacecraft has been investigating Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active body in the solar system, and has observed some dramatic features......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

NASA"s Juno gives aerial views of mountain and lava lake on Io

Scientists on NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter have transformed data collected during two recent flybys of Io into animations that highlight two of the Jovian moon's most dramatic features: a mountain and an almost glass-smooth lake of cooling lava. Ot.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

Indigenous businesses are worth billions but we don"t know enough about them

Indigenous businesses generate about A$16 billion a year in revenue and employ more than 116,000 people—almost as many as the massive Coles retail group......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

Mountain chickadees have remarkable memories. A new study explains why

Lost your keys? Can't remember where you parked the car? If only you had the memory of a mountain chickadee......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

Whales and dolphins now have legal personhood in the Pacific—but one treaty won"t be enough to protect them

Whales and dolphins have been officially recognized as "legal persons" in a new treaty formed by Pacific Indigenous leaders from the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Aotearoa (New Zealand) and Tonga......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 16th, 2024

Orbital eccentricity may have led to young underground ocean on Saturn"s moon Mimas

Saturn's moon Mimas could have grown a huge underground ocean as its orbital eccentricity decreased to its present value and caused its icy shell to melt and thin......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 15th, 2024

Aboriginal people made pottery, sailed to distant islands thousands of years before Europeans arrived

Pottery was largely unknown in Australia before the recent past, despite well-known pottery traditions in nearby Papua New Guinea and the islands of the western Pacific. The absence of ancient Indigenous pottery in Australia has long puzzled research.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 14th, 2024

New report "braids" Indigenous and Western knowledge for forest adaptation strategies against climate change

There are 154 national forests in the United States, covering nearly 300,000 square miles of forests, woodlands, shrublands, wetlands, meadows, and prairies. These lands are increasingly recognized as vital for supporting a broad diversity of plant a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 10th, 2024

A new way of looking at data that shows what"s working for Indigenous school kids and what isn"t

Every year, NAPLAN tests are used to see how Australian students are tracking in reading, writing and math......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 10th, 2024

Tiny crystals capture millions of years of mountain range history: Geologist excavates the Himalayas with a microscope

The Himalayas stand as Earth's highest mountain range, possibly the highest ever. How did it form? Why is it so tall?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 10th, 2024

The Oura Ring has a hidden mode that every other wearable needs

Forget tracking mountain climbs and downhill skiing, the Oura Ring has an automatic activity tracking mode that's way more relevant to people — housework......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 10th, 2024