News tagged with outdoor sports
Review: High-tech snow sports gear is cool fun
(AP) -- Each winter the masses spill on to snow-slathered slopes, often wearing a new jacket or toting new skis and a renewed desire to test the mountain. This year there is plenty of high-tech gear to help ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 29, 2010 |
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Fewer hikers means less support for conservation, study says
Serious hikers and backpackers tend to become supporters of environmental and conservation groups while casual woodland tourists do not, a new study says -- and a recent fall-off in strenuous outdoor endeavors portends a ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Canadian ice hockey feels the heat
The future of Canadian outdoor ice hockey – a sport synonymous with the country's culture – is being threatened by anthropogenic climate change, new research suggests.
Mar 04, 2012 |
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The Generation X Report: Survey paints a surprisingly positive portrait
They've been stereotyped as a bunch of insecure, angst-ridden, underachievers. But most members of Generation X are leading active, balanced and happy lives, according to a long-term University of Michigan survey.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Robots may dominate rugby by 2050
Elite athletes with bionic implants, built-in chips to monitor their performance and shirts embedded with nanotechnology medicines to heal minor injuries could be taking the field for the 2051 Rugby World Cup.
Sep 06, 2011 |
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Lack of free play among children is causing harm, say experts
Hovering helicopter parents who restrict their kids' unstructured play may actually harm, rather than help, children according to the latest issue of the American Journal of Play, a scholarly journal which has gathered a dist ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2011 |
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Recycling water in space
During the last space shuttle flight, astronauts will test a new method for recycling 'used' water. Water is essential for life, and having access to water beyond Earth will be a major obstacle for future ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 20, 2011 |
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A 'genius' and his robots
It was lunch hour and hundreds of Dos Pueblos High School students surged onto the bleachers at the school's outdoor Greek Theater. The crowd was cheering, the music was thumping and a student-built robot named Penguinbot ...
May 02, 2011 |
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Qatar figures out novel way to cool crowds for 2022 World Cup
(PhysOrg.com) -- In what should be viewed as a contender for some sort of science prize for originality, researchers at Qatar University have come up with an idea whereby artificial clouds might be used to ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Motion-capture helping reveal how kangaroos hop
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Australia, the UK and US have for the first time used infrared motion capture technology outdoors to work out how kangaroos distribute their weight and the forces as they hop ...
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Wireless advances could mean no more cell towers
(AP) -- As cell phones have spread, so have large cell towers - those unsightly stalks of steel topped by transmitters and other electronics that sprouted across the country over the last decade.
Feb 12, 2011 |
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New national study finds mountain bike-related injuries down 56 percent
Mountain biking, also known as off-road biking, is a great way to stay physically active while enjoying nature and exploring the outdoors. The good news is that mountain biking-related injuries have decreased. A new study ...
Feb 03, 2011 |
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