New Research Reveals How High Altitude Changes Your Body’s Metabolism
When mice are subjected to sustained, low levels of oxygen similar to those found at an altitude of 4,500 meters, their metabolism changes. In comparison…
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High-Altitude Blimp Wind Turbine Will Harness Stronger Winds
An eolian energy company formed out of MIT has tested its high-altitude wind turbine that floats above in windy skies like a blimp. Altaeros Energies…
Skydiver Baumgartner Makes Jump From 13 Miles Above Earth’s Surface
The daredevil skydiver Felix Baumgartner rode a pressurized capsule to an altitude of 71,580 feet, about 13.5 miles, situated in the stratosphere, and jumped off….
