A lot of what we're taught about geography is just plain wrong. This video tackles 12 common misconceptions about our planet that sound completely fake but are 100% true. Find out why the world's ...

Tourists in Kathmandu are tempted everywhere by advertisements for trekking expeditions to Everest Base Camp. If you didn't know better, you might think it's just a nice hike in the Nepalese ...

A new film, Everest Revisited: 1924–2024, looks beyond the headlines to consider what Everest has come to mean, both in the ...

A man captured the moment an avalanche came down the side of Mt. Everest near South Base Camp in Nepal on May 10.

If one theme has emerged in President Donald Trump’s second term, it’s this: He’s leveraged the power of his office for ...

The project plants mesh bags of oyster seeds along the shoreline between Totten Inlet and the Nisqually Reach with the help ...

Nepal has faced renewed global scrutiny over waste and overcrowding. While images of trash-strewn slopes often dominate headlines, expedition leaders argue it is a misleading picture.

In his latest video, Ben Ayers addresses common misconceptions about the world’s highest peak, and discusses the treatment of ...

Beside Everest they escape notice, such is the preeminence of the greatest," George Mallory, 1922. The climbing season on Mount Everest peaks in late May and early June every year.

A century after the disappearance of explorer George Mallory, his photos and diary offer a valuable baseline for investigating impacts of tourism and climate change on the Tibet side of Everest.

David Sullivan's defibrillator on Mount Everest wound up saving a life, highlighting the importance of CPR training and access to life-saving devices in remote areas.

Mount Everest, located in the Himalayan Mountain Range, is the tallest mountain in the world. It reaches an elevation of 29,032 feet. The mountain itself is nestled between Nepal and Tibet, in an ...