A Norwegian driver who swerved to avoid hitting a moose ended up crashing into a bear instead, wildlife officials said Thursday. The unidentified driver was traveling down a country road late on Wednesday night when he saw a moose in the headlights, but failed to notice the nearby bear. "The driver had lost a bit of speed as he tried to avoid the moose before hitting the bear," said Svein-Erik Björke of the local wildlife authority. "We are tracking the bear and we have found traces of b... Read More
Spanish ultrarunner Kilian Jornet smashed the Grand Teton's 30-year-old speed record on Saturday, climbing and descending the 13,770-foot mountain in just 2 hours, 54 minutes. Jornet, 24, summited via Lupine Meadow, covering more than 12 miles with a nearly 7,500-foot vertical gain. The run bettered Bruce Thatcher's record time, set in 1983, by 12 minutes. The Salomon-sponsored athlete is a three-time champion of both the Skyrunner World Series and the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc. He was also th... Read More
Canyons Resort has revealed the proposed route of a controversial 11,000-foot gondola linking Canyons and Solitude Mountain Resorts in Utah's Wasatch range. Construction of the SkiLink gondola would require a 70-foot-wide tree-free corridor and 25 towers. The plan proposes that each hole be dug by hand, with the towers flown in by helicopter, to try to minimalize the gondola's footprint. While the plan's backers say the project could add 500 jobs to the region, opponents point to the dangers o... Read More
The unmanned test run for a hypersonic jet that promised futuristic air travel between New York and London in under 45 minutes has ended in failure. The U.S. Air Force said the aircraft dropped as planned from a B-52 Bomber off the coast of Southern California only to lose control and crash into the Pacific Ocean. The X-51 was airborne for around 15 seconds before it fell out of the sky. It is still unclear what malfunctioned, but the X-51 WaveRider was supposed to be powered by a solid-rocket... Read More
What does it take for three kangaroos to escape from a German zoo? A fox and a wild boar, apparently. Three kangaroos—Jack, Mick, and Skippy—escaped from Rheinböllen Wildlife Park in western Germany last weekend. After a fox dug a hole under the surrounding fence, the kangaroos fled their enclosure. Two of them then escaped through the park’s larger surrounding fence through a hole made by a wild boar. The kangaroos made it about nine miles before they were caught and br... Read More
