NBC's The Americas will reach new heights when the Tom Hanks-narrated docu-series returns this Sunday, ascending the world’s ...

Located in Tanzania, Africa’s tallest mountain sits on the Kenyan border in East Africa, some 200 miles south of the Equator.

The first World Day for Glaciers is less a celebration than a reckoning as years of record, rapid glacier retreat means many will not survive the 21st century.

Chantal Mauduit's remarkable life was defined by mountaineering, her poetic spirit, and her tragic end on Dhaulagiri I at age ...

From colourful old towns to sleek modern skylines, this gallery showcases the world’s most beautiful cities, celebrated for their natural beauty, awe-inspiring architecture, iconic landmarks and rich ...

The instrument was developed by a team at the Mount Washington Observatory, and spent a year on Mount Everest before being ...

Amit Sharma “To understand the Himalayas is to understand the pulse of the Earth itself” a famous quote by the Indian ...

It has the Pacific Ocean on one side, the Andes on the other and three rivers running through ... BENAVIDES / AFP "Climate ...

Through its access to high-quality mineral deposits, Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is a large, low-cost producer of lithium, iodine, and nitrates used in specialty fertilizers. SQM’s crown ...

In the bone-dry hills overlooking Lima, the luxury of running water is just a dream for thousands of Peruvians who get theirs delivered by tanker truck. Peru's capital, home to more than 10 ...