Two experienced hikers were rescued after an hourslong ordeal in which they became stranded in waist-deep snow and whiteout ...

Nepal has banned solo expeditions on Mount Everest and other peaks over 8000m. Stricter guidelines now require one mountain ...

The magic of the mountains came alive through pictures, paintings and anecdotes at an auditorium in central Calcutta on ...

It’s one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash: The so-called “black box.” There are actually two of these remarkably sturdy devices: the cockpit voice recorder and ...

It's a regrettable reality that there is never time to cover all the interesting scientific stories each month. In the past, ...

Nestled in the heart of Illinois, Lowden State Park is the kind of place that makes you wonder if you’ve accidentally ...

Earth's biggest mountains, more than 100 times taller than Mount Everest, have been discovered on the boundary between Africa and the Pacific Ocean, a groundbreaking research, published in the ...

Nepal is raising the permit fees to climb Mount Everest from $11,000 to $15,000. Income from the fees is a key source of revenue and employment for the cash-strapped country.

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was once again celebrated and honored in Valencia County, with two annual ceremonies.

Since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953, conquering the world's highest peak has been a goal of almost every serious mountaineer on the planet.

Ivanka Trump made a remarkable appearance at the Liberty Ball, wearing a stunning black-and-white Givenchy haute couture gown ...