Animal world
Brown bear in Austria for the second time was declared extinct
The International Fund for Nature Protection (WWF) in Austria has confirmed the extinction of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in the country after nearly two years of not see…
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Animal world
Italy: Wild cats return to Alps after 100 years
For the first time in 100 years, the wildcat has reappeared in the Italian Alps. Local authorities say it is not dangerous for pets in the area.
Animal world
Discover albino mountain goats
Forest rangers in the Italian Alps have for the first time confirmed the existence of an albino mountain goat and named it Snowflake. They have taken a picture & uac
Environment
The lake at a height of nearly 2,000 meters in the Alps disappeared
Photographer Marco Pugliese captures the scene of Lago Azzurro lake, also known as Lake Blue, completely changed after a year, Strange Sounds on October 27 reported.
Environment
The thousand-year-old strange spectacle makes viewers look sad
But now, under the harsh sun and global warming, the Rhone glacier is writhing in pain.
Environment
Industrialization ends the Little Ice Age in the Alps
A group of American and Austrian scientists on September 2 published research results in PNAS magazine that showed that human activities in the industrialization process…
Environment
Use the blanket blanket Alps
The latest photos of the Alps show the scientific effort to protect one of the world's oldest glaciers from melting, by covering it with a blanket.
Environment
France: 9 people died of avalanches in the Alps
9 climbers were killed in a snowslide near the Chamonix ski resort on the French Alps in the early morning local time. 3 of those killed were from England, 3 from German…
Environment
Find the mysterious mountain range in Antarctica
The Gamburtsevs mountain range in Antarctica has the same height as the mighty Alps strip in Europe but is hidden under a giant ice sheet.
Environment
Alpes face melting ice
The ice on the Alpes Mountains in Switzerland wears a few tens of centimeters each year. It is predicted that this ice sheet will melt completely in 2050. Roland scienti…
Environment
2006: The year with the highest temperature in 150 years
Meteorological experts said that in the autumn and early winter this year, from the Alps to Russia's capital Moscow, records of high temperatures were recorded. Meanwhil…
Environment
Ice in the Alps can disappear by 2100
By the end of the century if summer air temperatures rise by 30C, Europe's largest Alps - ice across seven countries including Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Lie…
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Close-up of the Swiss village's beauty rewards people for living
If you want to change the wind and enjoy a peaceful life, this beautiful village in Switzerland is a perfect choice.
Scientific works
The world's longest tunnel is officially completed in Switzerland
The longest tunnel in the world with a length of more than 56km through the Alps has been completed in Switzerland.
Scientific works
Tunnel through the Alps
On the morning of March 22, 2007, at the northern end of the Loetschberg tunnel near Mitholz, Swiss engineers completed the final rail meters across the Alps. This railr…