Mountain streams aren’t pristine any longer — not when humans move in
Human development has an immense effect on sediment and pollution levels in mountain streams.
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Climbing Mount Everest just got a lot harder after the famous Hillary Step collapsed
It's the end of a mountaineering era.
Pristine mountain habitats are also not safe from climate change
Incoming climate change will have a drastic effect on pristine mountain habitats, a new study has found.
Just days in the mountains can improve your blood for months
Just a few hours in the mountains can significantly change your bloodstream
The American pika is being killed off by climate change
They may be the cutest animal in the country, but we're cooking the d'awww out of them.
Mid-altitude biodiversity most influenced by topography, but why is this important?
It's all about the topography of the terrain, and whether or not it allows for niches to become connected, researchers ...
Mount Roraima – the most beautiful triple border in the world
Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima mountain chain in South America and one of the most spectacular geological formations ...
Most detailed Map of the Seafloor yet exposes Thousands of New Mountains
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has released a new map of the world's seafloor - the first in ...
Everest clean up team goes up again
Everest is known as many things; first of all it's the highest point in Asia, and in the world. It's ...
The Sky Burial
First of all, it has to be said that this once common burial practice in Tibet is pretty hard to ...