Southern Arizona's 'Sky Island' Is An Overlooked Mountain Peak Rising Above Desert Scenery

Southern Arizona has plenty of gorgeous scenery, and this mountain will offer some stunning views, in addition to plenty of ...
KCAW

Alaska Volcano Observatory team repairs GPS system tracking Mt. Edgecumbe

A group of specialists briefly stopped by Sitka to attend to much-needed maintenance of tectonic shift-tracking equipment.
WBUR

Endangered squirrel clings to life high atop Arizona mountain

In 2017, a wildfire raged across a drought-sick mountain in Southern Arizona and nearly wiped out a subspecies of red squirrel found nowhere else on the planet. In the aftermath of the Frye Fire — ...
WMUR

Mount Washington Observatory receives $50,000 grant for STEM education

The Mount Washington Observatory received a $50,000 grant to expand STEM education. This grant is provided under the Citizens Bank Champions in Action. Students will get hands-on experience ...
NH Business Review

Mount Washington Observatory

Our vision is to serve as an international center for scientific research and learning that helps to improve understanding of weather and climate as well as their impacts on our lives. To achieve this ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

At the top of New Hampshire's famous summit, the Mount Washington Observatory expands its mission

On Jan. 21, at Mount Washington Cog Railway’s Waumbek Station halfway up the side of New Hampshire’s tallest peak, roughly a dozen citizen scientists probed the snow with yardsticks to measure its ...
Yahoo

Inside look at Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton after storm damage

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lick Observatory was damaged during wind storms on Dec. 26. The observatory is still not open to the public. The observatory is ...
KTVU

Inside look at Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton after storm damage

Lick Observatory was damaged during wind storms on Dec. 26. The observatory is still not open to the public. The observatory is raising funds to fully repair what was damaged. MT. HAMILTON, Calif. - ...
KVOA 4

Prescribed burns to start on Mount Graham to reduce hazardous fuels

GRAHAM COUNTY, Ariz. (KVOA) - The United States Forest Service - Coronado National Forest has announced that prescribed burns will begin on Mount Graham on Monday if weather conditions allow. The pile ...
KVOA 4

Mount Graham red squirrel numbers stable despite dry year

SAFFORD, Ariz. (KVOA) - The latest survey of the endangered Mount Graham red squirrel in the Pinaleño Mountains shows a stable population, with an estimate of 232 squirrels, according to the Arizona ...
Science Daily

A hidden star found where dust shouldn’t exist

A mysterious cloud of ultra-hot dust around Kappa Tucanae A may finally have an explanation: a hidden companion star. The star’s extreme orbit carries it straight through the dust zone, strongly ...