Everest climbing season is underway. For a few weeks each spring, the weather improves just enough to give climbers a chance of scaling the world’s tallest mountain. As increasing numbers flock to Everest…
The 2019 season has been one of Mount Everest’s deadliest for climbers.
How speculation came to be presented as scientific fact and inspired a decidedly non-glacial race to discover the future of Himalayan glaciers.
Low levels of immunity and high levels of mixing are a perfect setting for the next big outbreak.
Attempts to encourage peaceful dialogue are hampered by the generational legacies of ethnic conflict, including South Sudan’s long history of violent cattle raiding.
At least 119 countries have asked for aid from the fund set by major greenhouse gas emitting nations four years before the deadly Nepal flood. It has paid zero claims.
A century after the disappearance of explorer George Mallory, his photos and diary offer a valuable baseline for investigating impacts of tourism and climate change on the Tibet side of Everest.
Mean annual air temperature on Everest is –13°C at 7,000 metres elevation, and yet the ice in its highest glacier is only –3.3°C.
Pollinators support our nutritional health and are critical for crops of fruit, vegetables and beans.
The Daily Mile started in a primary school in central Scotland six years ago. Now it has spread to 3,600 schools in 35 countries.
