Based on their findings, the researchers noted there are practical solutions that could have prevented collapse of the embankment slope investigated in this study. Their recommendations include using ...

A newly launched program at Palisades Tahoe is allowing the general public to experience a unique blend of skiing and science education. The “Ski with a Scientist” program began earlier this year.

A 20-hectare plot at the Paint Rock ForestGEO site in north Alabama (29,282 trees mapped) reveals how landscape features ...

The behavior of an avalanche depends on the structure of the snowpack, but that’s only one ingredient. An avalanche requires all the wrong conditions at the wrong time. The angle of the mountain slope ...

New research finds that giraffes much prefer flat terrain and do not traverse slopes of more than 20°, which severely limits the areas in, and outside, protected reserves they can access. The findings ...