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Should mountain biking be included in wilderness areas? - Earth.com
Jun 19, 2018 ... If the area became a wilderness area, it would mean banning bikers forever. That's the heart of the strange conflict of interest involved in ...
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Pallas cats discovered on the world's highest mountain - Earth.com
Jan 26, 2023 ... In a paper published in Cat News, the scientists reveal that they have found the first evidence of Pallas's cat on Mount Everest in the ...
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Mountain gorillas need more water in a warming climate - Earth.com
Mar 11, 2022 ... Mountain gorillas need more water in a warming climate ... A new study published by Frontiers has identified a previously unrecognized impact that ...
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Snow offers mountain goats relief from biting insects - Earth.com
Nov 7, 2023 ... The researchers' initial theory was that the goats used snow patches primarily for heat relief. However, the data revealed a significant ...
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Loss of mountain forests accelerating worldwide - Earth.com
Mar 21, 2023 ... According to a new study led by the University of Leeds in the UK and the Southern University of Science and Technology in China, 78.1 million ...
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Mountain lions actively avoid artificial light - Earth.com
Nov 7, 2023 ... “Overall, we found that mountain lions try to avoid zones lit artificially, possibly to avoid interactions with humans,” said Barrientos. “This ...
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Mountain building triggered a mass extinction event - Earth.com
Jun 18, 2024 ... The collision of tectonic plates caused mountain building and initiated events that led to a mass extinction known as the “Sinsk event.”
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Mountain chickadees have an extraordinary memory - Earth.com
Apr 18, 2024 ... Remarkable memory of mountain chickadees. A research study led by the University of Colorado, Boulder and the University of Nevada, Reno has ...
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Mountain landscapes are being transformed by climate change ...
Nov 8, 2022 ... “As snow and ice shrink, mountain land surfaces are getting darker and this dramatically changes their heat balance, meaning they are warming up ...
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How and why do mountains form? New theories for an age-old ...
Jun 2, 2023 ... Formation of Mountains · Fold Mountains: These are formed when two tectonic plates collide, and the edges of the plates fold due to immense ...
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