The Cascades frog vanished from this national park. Researchers are bringing it back

Nearly 20 years ago, the last known Cascades frog disappeared from Lassen Volcanic National Park. Now researchers are ...

Scientists discover life in an extreme place where there shouldn’t be anything, and the finding could change many of their ideas

Researchers at Syracuse University have made a striking discovery at Lassen Volcanic National Park that could reshape ...
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Lassen Volcanic National Park closes highway, still open for winter fun. What to know

Lassen Volcanic National Park announced it closed its main through-road on Wednesday after wet autumn storms dumped heavy snow and ice in the Shasta Cascade mountains east of Redding. But you can ...
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18 years after vanishing, Cascades frogs finally return to California’s national park

An array of factors contributed to the disappearance of these amphibians, including climate change and predators.
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Bay Area locals should skip Yosemite wait times and hike this 10,000-foot volcano instead

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In about the time it takes to drive from San Francisco to Yosemite Valley or Lake Tahoe, you could be starting a hike to the top ...
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Main highway through California national park closes due to snow, ice

An ongoing winter storm has brought heavy snowfall to Northern California’s Cascade Range, prompting the closure of the main highway through Lassen Volcanic National Park, officials announced. The ...
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A Day in the Life of a Volcanologist | Un día en la vida de un vulcanólogo

This story was originally published on the Hitchcock Project for Visualizing Science news site. The Hitchcock Project, an initiative of the Reynolds School of Journalism, aims to train students and ...