Mount Etna has again captivated the world with a spectacular show. The volcano that towers over eastern Sicily spewing smoke ...

Above 8000 metres, the human body starts to die. We explore every way in which the worlds tallest mountain tries to kill you.

On May 24, Peng Yujian, a 55-year-old paraglider, was already roughly 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) above sea level, testing the ...

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay created history by summiting Mt Everest, the world’s highest peak. On its anniversary, here ...

Kami Rita Sherpa has reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 31st time, leading an Indian Army team to the top this month. With over three decades of climbing and a summit count unmatched in ...

The Sherpas are a Tibetan ethnic group hailing from the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal and Tibet. The term is Tibetan for ...

Here’s 11 ‘facts’ you were probably taught at school which were either never true in the first place or are no longer correct ...

Tashi Gyalzen Sherpa stood atop Everest for the fourth time in just 15 days, redefining what’s possible at the planet’s ...

Defying international law, the Trump admin wants to move ahead with deep sea mining that threatens ocean wildlife ...

AEW star Darby Allin has achieved a remarkable feat, setting a new world record by landing a kickflip on a skateboard at an astounding 20,958 feet above sea level ... elevation kickflip on Mount ...

The Challenger Deep plunges to an estimated 10,935 metres (roughly 6.8 miles) below sea level - more than 1.2 miles farther from sea level than the peak of Mount Everest. The depression is named ...

Mount Everest towers above the planet, seemingly aloof and independent of the activities of those of us closer to sea level. But what humans do affects the mountain, and what the mountain does affects ...