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The Komodo dragon, a venomous giant lizard native to Indonesian islands, faces endangerment with fewer than 6,000 remaining. Known for its deadly bite and unique parthenogenesis reproduction, this ...

Ten Indian climbers are among over 100 mountaineers honored in Nepal on Tuesday to commemorate the first successful ascent of Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

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 ...

Yet the 2025 death totals—three on Mount Everest’s upper reaches, five total— represents a decrease from 2024 when eight people died, and in 2023, when 18 lost their lives.

Katelyn Sims remembers reading books about Mount Everest in the third grade. A couple of weeks ago, she found herself standing on top of it. Sims, 34, summited Mount Everest around 11 a.m. on May ...

Whether it's your first pint or your hundredth pairing experiment, beer offers much more than meets the eye (or tastebuds).

Kami Rita Sherpa, a Nepali climber who has led expeditions up Mount Everest since 1994, broke his own record Tuesday by reaching the mountain's peak for the 31st time.

Nepal’s legendary mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa has once again extended his own record by summiting Mount Everest for the 31st time, reinforcing his title as the “Everest Man”.. The 55-year ...

May 29 is celebrated as International Everest Day in commemoration of the first ascent of the peak by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Nepal in 1953.

The event Thursday marked the 72nd anniversary of the first summit climb of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay.

The team led by Adhikari aims to collect around 10 tons of waste from the Mt. Everest area alone. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Mt. Everest, ...