A new study suggests that spring snowmelt in the Alps is occurring earlier in the year, and the earlier warming – due to climate change – threatens vitally important microbial communities in Alpine soils. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/alps-climate-change-driven-snowmelt-abrupt-seasonal-change…
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Swiss Alps, Martian Sky
Swiss Alps, Martian Sky Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
Ötzi the Iceman may have scaled ice-free Alps
Many Alpine summits may have been ice-free before about 5,900 years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/otzi-iceman-lived-in-ice-free-alpine.html
Eastern Alps may have been ice-free in the time of Ötzi the Iceman
Ice cores from a glacier just 12 kilometres from the place the mummified Ötzi the Iceman was found in 1991 suggest that it formed just before or even within his lifetime Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2263399-eastern-alps-may-have-been-ice-free-in-the-time-of-otzi-the-iceman/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
The Alps are growing taller
The Central Alps are growing “surprisingly quickly.” Source: https://www.livescience.com/swiss-alps-growing-taller.html
BMW Demos a Powered Wingsuit That Can Fly 186 MPH
Wingsuits normally create a wide surface area of fabric between a skydiver’s legs and from their legs to their arms, substantially slowing their fall. But to create a buzz for the unveiling of BMW’s new iX3 electric SUV, the company’s creative consultancy Designworks “has partnered up with Austrian stuntman Peter Salzmann to unveil a wicked-cool new electric powered wingsuit that can…
Pluto’s snowcapped mountains are unlike any on Earth
A new study shows how methane snow accumulates on Pluto’s mountain peaks. These snowcaps – first seen by New Horizons in 2015 – look a lot like ones on Earth, but form in a very alien environment. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/methane-snowcapped-mountains-on-pluto-new-horizons…
400-year-old mummified goat found frozen in Alps by champion skier
This goat could help researchers practice how to conserve and analyze ancient DNA. Source: https://www.livescience.com/frozen-mummy-goat-found-in-alps.html
Comet NEOWISE over the Swiss Alps
Comet NEOWISE has been wowing photographers around much of the world during dawn and dusk, at the margins of Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
The snow on the Italian Alps is turning pink
Scientists have been investigating why large swathes of glacial ice have turned a peculiar pink color. Just about the last thing anyone would expect t… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338001/the-snow-on-the-italian-alps-is-turning-pink…