by admin | Aug 6, 2020 | News
Gannett Peak – July 8, 2020 It’s Science Wednesday! We’ve been busy the last few days on this end, getting packed and prepared to attempt a new peak for the Summits, Songs and Science project. Over the next week, we’ll be in the Wind River Range, climbing...
by admin | Jul 1, 2020 | News
Dust Plumes – July 1, 2020 In the last week, the skies have been noticeably hazier across the Caribbean and the Gulf and East Coasts of the US. It’s not due to wildfires or increasing pollution from traffic. In fact, it is due to dust coming from 5,000...
by admin | Jun 24, 2020 | News
Very “Gneiss” Rock – June 24, 2020 Last weekend, Ricardo and I ventured to the south of Colorado to climb Culebra Peak (14,047 ft.) and Red Mountain (13,908 ft.) for the Summits, Songs and Science project. Culebra is the southernmost 14er...
by admin | Jun 24, 2020 | News
Dexamethasone – June 17, 2020 In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, some good news is emerging. The steroid – dexamethasone – is part of the world’s biggest trial testing of existing treatments to see if they can work on the coronavirus. Thus far,...
by admin | Jun 24, 2020 | News
Viral Persistence – June 10, 2020 We’ve all heard of the term persistence. But what does it mean in the context of a virus? With acute viral infections (think norovirus), people develop symptoms quickly and then fully recover within days. Other viruses...
