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Ruby Mountain hotshots construct a fire line during the Dixie Fire in 2021. Joe Bradshaw/BLM For three weeks in July, the world’s most elite bike racers climb steep mountains and sprint along …

Ruby Mountain hotshots construct a fire line during the Dixie Fire in 2021. Joe Bradshaw/BLM By Brent C. Ruby, University of Montana For three weeks in

Ruby Mountain hotshots construct a fire line during the Dixie Fire in 2021. Joe Bradshaw/BLMFor three weeks in July, the world’s most elite bike racers climb steep mountains and sprint along historic cobblestones to capture the coveted yellow jersey or the race leader in the Tour de France. It’s a 22-day feat of human endurance that requires constant eating and drinking to manage the average daily energy demand of about 6,000 calories, equivalent to around 12 McDonald’s Happ...

MISSOULA, Mont. - This week was declared Wildfire Smoke Ready Week by Missoula Mayor Jordan Hess, bringing awareness to the impact that wildfires have on the community.

Researchers use isotope tracers to accurately calculate calorie burn and other parameters during a grueling full-day ride

Over the last year and a half, almost four dozen Cal Fire firefighters have suffered from heat illness during training, and since 2003, five have died.

Even as he lay dying on the side of a Southern California mountain – his lips blue, the color gone from his face – wildland firefighter Yaroslav Katkov