In the honest spirit that characterizes great software engineers, I acknowledge that I am not a great software engineer.

Scientists discovered a 2000-year-old glassified human brain near Pompeii that was so well preserved they could perform a ...

Which cat lives on Mount Everest? Which one barks—and which hunts more successfully than a lion? Test your knowledge of the stars among wild cats in the ultimate quiz. The post Test Your Knowledge in ...

Eva Steinwald said age is just a number. She made it to the summit of Mount Everest in May at the age of 63.

In his latest video dispatch, our Mount Everest reporter discusses the living conditions found at the foot of the world’s highest peak ...

Climbing Mount Everest may get even harder A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such proposals rarely become law.

British climbers recently reached the top of Mount Everest in record time. They inhaled xenon gas before the trip. But was that the decisive factor?

Sherpa guide Kami Rita Sherpa broke a record he set for most summits of Mount Everest by completing his 31st climb on Tuesday.

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 ...

Mount Everest’s Record-Setting Sherpa Sees a Future of Snowless Mountains and Fewer Guides Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday.

Sherpa Kami Rita first reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1994, and he's now made the arduous trek to the top more than anyone else in the world.

Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world’s highest mountain. Kami Rita, 55 ...