Jun 10 2011
New Dino May Be World’s Smallest
This dinosaur may be pint-sized, but it was still a predator.
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Jun 03 2011
Under the Ice, Antarctic Land Comes Into Focus
The details of land under the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is of special interest to anyone concerned about future sea level rise in a warming world.
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May 27 2011
With Everest Teen Breaks Youngest Seven Summits Record
A teenager from Britain breaks the world record for the youngest to complete the Seven Summits challenge.
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May 25 2011
Climber’s ‘Emotional’ Return to Everest
In 1996, a storm blew up suddenly, stranding him and colleagues in the so-called "death zone."
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May 25 2011
Climber’s ‘Emotional’ Return to Everest
In 1996, a storm blew up suddenly, stranding him and colleagues in the so-called "death zone."
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May 23 2011
Llama Poop Helped Inca Thrive
Pollen and mites buried in mud layers of the Andes reveal how llama droppings helped the Inca fertilize vital maize crops.
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Mar 07 2011
Rockies May Have Been Formed by Giant Sucking
A surprising mechanism may have thrust the famous mountain range skywards.
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Feb 24 2011
New Zealand-Like Quake Disaster Could Strike Seattle
The soft sediment under Christchurch magnified quake damage in a way seismologists expect to see for cities in the Pacific Northwest.
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Feb 18 2011
Primitive Dinosaur Found in Antarctic Mountains
Fossils of the fabrosaur, about 190 million years old, were found at 12,500 feet elevation.
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Feb 07 2011
Melting Snowpack Puts Wolverines at Risk
Cutting carbon emissions soon could help save mountain snowpack, and so wolverines, in the northwest United States.
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