Mountains
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What Lovely Lenticulars You Have Rocky: Big Pic
Posted Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:45 AM ET | 0
From just below the horizon the sun illuminated this high flying formation of lenticular clouds above Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Read more
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New Mexico is Taking a Stretch
Posted Wed Jan 18, 2012 01:07 PM ET | 0
The commute between Albuquerque and Santa Fe is getting longer and it's not the traffic. Read more
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Seven-Peak Climbing Record Set By 15-Year-Old
Posted Tue Dec 27, 2011 03:15 PM ET | 0
A 15-year-old American has become the youngest person to climb the highest mountains on each of the seven continents. Read more
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Environmentalists Call For Toilets on Everest
Posted Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:38 AM ET | 0
Human waste has become a problem as litter and detritus piles up on the top of the mountain. Read more
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7 Highest Peaks on 7 Continents
Posted Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:37 PM ET | 0
These are the seven highest peaks on each continent some mountaineers challenge themselves to climb. Read more
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A Lunar Sunrise Over Tycho's Mountains : Big Pics
Posted Thu Jun 30, 2011 08:22 PM ET | 0
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captures a dazzling view of the morning sun over the moon's Tycho Crater. Read more
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New Dino May Be World's Smallest
Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:39 AM ET | 0
This dinosaur may be pint-sized, but it was still a predator. Read more
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Under the Ice, Antarctic Land Comes Into Focus
Posted by John D. Cox Fri Jun 3, 2011 03:16 PM ET | 0
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. Read more
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Climber's 'Emotional' Return to Everest
Posted Wed May 25, 2011 11:31 AM ET | 0
In 1996, a storm blew up suddenly, stranding him and colleagues in the so-called "death zone." Read more
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Llama Poop Helped Inca Thrive
Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Mon May 23, 2011 11:51 AM ET | 0
Pollen and mites buried in mud layers of the Andes reveal how llama droppings helped the Inca fertilize vital maize crops. Read more
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Rockies May Have Been Formed by Giant Sucking
Posted by Jessica Marshall Mon Mar 7, 2011 10:50 AM ET | 0
A surprising mechanism may have thrust the famous mountain range skywards. Read more
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New Zealand-Like Quake Disaster Could Strike Seattle
Posted by Christina Reed Thu Feb 24, 2011 04:40 PM ET | 0
The soft sediment under Christchurch magnified quake damage in a way seismologists expect to see for cities in the Pacific Northwest. Read more
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Primitive Dinosaur Found in Antarctic Mountains
Posted by Eric Niiler Fri Feb 18, 2011 08:41 AM ET | 0
Fossils of the fabrosaur, about 190 million years old, were found at 12,500 feet elevation. Read more
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Melting Snowpack Puts Wolverines at Risk
Posted by Christina Reed Mon Feb 7, 2011 04:12 PM ET | 0
Cutting carbon emissions soon could help save mountain snowpack, and so wolverines, in the northwest United States. Read more
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Downhill Mountain Migrations
Posted by John D. Cox Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:52 AM ET | 0
While other species travel uphill, in some western mountains forests are expanding downhill into warmer temperatures. Read more
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