The electrified railways in high-altitude mountainous areas often feature long and steep slopes. These characteristics pose two primary challenges: traction network overvoltage caused by regenerative ...

On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 14 new bills into law, adding to the huge swathe of legislation approved this year.

Rescuers use explosives to free injured explorer from underground cave The man was injured by falling rocks some 130 feet below the surface ...

Italian rescuers have successfully freed a 63-year-old cave explorer who was injured by falling rocks some 40 metres (more than 130 feet) below the surface. The man, who sustained a head injury ...

Mt. Washington. Jim Cole/Associated Press A 79-year-old Florida man died on Mount Washington last week after wandering away from the summit and falling down a “steep, rocky slope,” officials said.

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The terrain made for a monumentally challenging build thanks to dense forest in some places, rocky areas with little to no soil in others, and very steep slopes until the very last section. The design ...

A wildfire burning near Lake Cushman continues to grow in the Olympic National Forest. The Bear Gulch fire is just 19% contained. And it has grown by more than 200 acres in the last five days.

Warren Little/Getty Scottie Scheffler, holding the claret jug after winning the British Open, goes over to rescue his 15-month-old son Bennett who fell on the steep slope next to the 18th green.

Following the death of a Florida man on Mount Washington, state officials are reminding hikers to have a plan and prepare for emergencies before hitting the trails this summer.

Jul. 19—An injured hiker was extracted from the Shining Rock Wilderness in a pitch-dark, overnight rescue operation involving ropes, pulleys and lots of bushwhacking. A man hiking solo fell and ...