Bodies of two mountain climbers found
July 16th, 2012 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Rome, July 16 (IANS/EFE) Two mountain climbers, one Spanish and the other Polish, were found frozen to death on the Dome du Gouter mountain at an altitude of 4,400 meters ... Read more...
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Missing MiG-29 pilot dead
November 7th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 6 (IANS) The remains of the pilot of the MiG-29 combat jet that crashed in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul Valley last month have been recovered after a fortnight-long combing ... Read more...
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Italian mountain climber falls to death in Swiss Alps
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by BNO News
WALLIS, SWITZERLAND (BNO NEWS) -- An Italian mountain climber was killed on late Sunday afternoon while climbing with a group in the Pennine Alps mountain range in Switzerland, police said on Monday.Wallis ... Read more...
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How hearts adapt and recover from low oxygen
February 1st, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): From the highest mountaintop comes a new study that sheds light on what happens to the hearts of people when exposed to low-levels of oxygen, such as those ... Read more...
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Corneal swelling at high-altitude doesn’t affect vision
February 9th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): While swelling commonly occurs in the corneas of mountain climbers at high altitudes, a new study shows it doesn't appear to affect visibility.Lead researcher Dr Martina Monika Bosch, ... Read more...
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Prince William passes air crash escape test with flying colours
January 29th, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 29 (ANI): Prince William was successful in escaping an aircraft that crashed under water, as part of a drill in his training as a search and rescue pilot.The Prince ... Read more...
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Climbing the Everest can be bad for the brain
October 17th, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 17 (ANI): In a study on men who climbed Mount Everest and K2, scientists have shown that high altitude exposure can lead to subtle white and grey matter changes ... Read more...
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Two mountain climbers freeze to death in Alps
August 16th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
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Rome, Aug 16 (DPA) Two mountaineers froze to death after apparently getting lost during a storm in Italy's northern Alps region, officials said Saturday. Bodies of the two - a Dutch and ... Read more...
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Black boxes from crashed Venezuelan airliner recovered
February 24th, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by admin
Caracas, Feb 24 (IANS) Venezuelan rescue teams, scouring the mountainous area of the Andes where a Venezuelan plane crashed Thursday for human remains and wreckages, have recovered the black boxes, Spain's EFE ... Read more...
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Israeli air force mulls Viagra use to boost fighter pilots aerial performance
February 8th, 2008 - 2:23 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb 8 (ANI): Israel's air force is planning to give its combat pilots Viagra, in a bid to improve their performance at greater aerial heights.Military researchers in the country believe the ... Read more...
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