Researchers call for urgent action to tackle this unregulated side of the fashion industry Clothing waste is generated by people living in wealthy cities, but its environmental impact is … [+] being felt by those in the Global South getty Urbanites are buying and disposing of more clothing than ever. Somewhere between 80 and 150 […]
In July 2020, a young female climber was trapped in a vicious rockfall in the “Corridor of Death” on Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest peak. The Estonian woman was pinned on the steep, open gully, halfway along a narrow path that traverses it. She was balled up tight in a fetal position, her backpack shielding her […]
In a season that’s seen everyone from Jennifer Lopez to Mariah Carey, Lauren Sánchez, and Heidi Klum hit Aspen’s slopes, shops, and après-ski scene, Bella Hadid and her boyfriend Adan Banuelos have dropped in to bring the yeehaw to the celebrity-favored festive destination. The couple were spotted just prior to New Year’s Eve, leaving Nobu’s […]
Pitchers and habit of Nepenthes pongoides. (a) Rosette pitcher of immature plant showing highly developed peristome column. (b) Pendent pitcher of a scrambling plant. Note ventral attachment of tendril and scattered large nectar glands of same. (c) Large terrestrial pitcher. (d) Mature rosette emergent from humus-filled fissure between ultramafic boulders; a cutting from this rosette […]
A woman missing for six days in Australia’s Snowy Mountains has been found “dazed and injured” by emergency services after a massive search and rescue operation. New South Wales (NSW) Police said Lovisa Sjoberg was located on Sunday afternoon local time, suffering from a suspected snake bite, dehydration and a rolled ankle. The avid photographer […]
Hidden in the towering mountains of Central Asia, along what has been called the Silk Roadarchaeologists are uncovering two medieval cities that may have bustled with inhabitants a thousand years ago. A team first noticed one of the lost cities in 2011 while hiking the grassy mountains of eastern Uzbekistan in search of untold history. […]
Even though the invention of the wheel around 6,000 years ago revolutionized everything from transportation to pottery making, its exact origins are still a mystery to archaeologists. But a new study using techniques from structural mechanics suggests that Eastern European copper miners may have been the driving force behind three major innovations in wheel technology […]
A metal detectorist in Germany has discovered a rare hoard of almost 3,000 Roman-era coins outside of the Roman Empire‘s ancient borders and far from any known Germanic tribe settlements of the time. Experts don’t know how or why the huge hoard ended up there. The licensed metal detectorist immediately reported the findings to government […]
Nima Rinji Sherpa’s achievement highlights the role of Sherpas in an activity where they shoulder much of the risk but receive little glory.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Desperate residents of the storm-battered mountains of western North Carolina lined up for water and food, hunted for cell signals, and slogged buckets from creeks to flush toilets days after Hurricane Helene’s remnants deluged the region. Exhausted emergency workers toiled around the clock to clear roads, restore power and phone service, and […]
