“Because it’s there,” George Mallory famously replied when asked in 1923 his motivation for challenging the world’s highest peak. Yet long before Mallory’s linguistic minimalism Everest was there, a ...

A mountain map of the snowy Himalayas recently went viral on social media, Yangtse Evening Post reported. Dubbed the "the greatest ever map of Himalaya", the picture has received more than 20 million ...

Google today released a new application designed to get kids to explore the world using maps and 3D imagery. The new app, which the company describes as “an experiment,” takes advantage of Google Maps ...

The British ultra-runner speaks about how the Himalayan mountain range represents untapped potential for mountaineers, runners, and other athletes. The Himalayas are amazing for pioneers like Kieren ...

New Delhi: The effects of changing weather patterns are clearly visible on the Himalayan peaks. The peaks, which used to be covered in a white sheet of snow year-round, have now turned completely ...

Chinese researchers have used 30-meter resolution satellite tree-cover data to map the realized range limit of trees in a length of 2,400 meters along the Himalayas, which harbors one of the world's ...