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Real-life treasure hunt has claimed two lives
6-23-2017 |
16
Two people have died while attempting to track down a $2M haul hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains.
Nepal launches new bid to measure Mt Everest
6-18-2017 | 1
The Department of Survey is aiming to find out just how tall the world's tallest mountain actually is.
Mount Everest's 'Hillary Step' is destroyed
5-21-2017 | 8
The infamous rocky outcrop was the last great challenge for mountaineers aiming to reach the summit.
Did Nepal earthquake shrink Mount Everest ?
1-25-2017 | 8
Scientists are set to launch a new expedition to find out if the world's tallest mountain has shrunk.
Young gorillas are destroying poacher snares
8-21-2016 | 34
Some of Rwanda's mountain gorillas have taken a hands-on approach to tackling the threat of snares.
Norway is planning to give Finland a mountain
7-30-2016 | 15
The summit of Mount Halti could be gifted to Finland to celebrate 100 years of independence from Russia.
Is Everest really Earth's tallest mountain ?
5-18-2016 | 9
According to scientists, Chimborazo in Ecuador is actually quite a bit taller than Mount Everest.
Piles of tumbleweed engulf Australian homes
VIDEO 2-18-2016 | 2
Residents of Wangaratta in Victoria have found their homes buried underneath mountains of tumbleweed.
Only known wild jaguar in US caught on film
VIDEO 2-4-2016 | 41
The solitary feline, who has been nicknamed El Jefe, was picked up on camera in the Santa Rica Mountains.
Trekker takes photograph of 'Yeti footprints'
2-1-2016 | 56
Steve Berry encountered a mysterious set of single-file tracks on a steep mountain slope in Bhutan.
86-year-old woman climbs Mount Kilimanjaro
11-9-2015 | 6
In a remarkable feat of old-age endurance, the pensioner reached the summit of Africa's tallest mountain.
New mountain range revealed on Pluto
7-22-2015 | 96
New images from the New Horizons probe have revealed another vast region of mountains on Pluto's surface.
'Pyramid-shaped' mountain found on Ceres
6-25-2015 | 60
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has identified an anomalous structure on the surface of the dwarf planet.
Nepal earthquake actually moved Everest
6-16-2015 | 4
The world's tallest mountain was shifted three centimeters by the earthquake that struck in April.
'Gateway to Hell' fiery pit found in China
4-11-2015 | 18
Geologists have been investigating a glowing orange hole that opened up on a Chinese mountain.
Skier survives plunge down vertical slope
VIDEO 12-12-2014 | 8
Cody Townsend made headlines this week after careening down a near-vertical mountain crevice on skis.
New mountain-sized asteroid discovered
12-10-2014 | 9
A Russian scientist has identified a huge asteroid that crosses the Earth's orbit every three years.
Thousands of mountains found on ocean floor
10-4-2014 | 2
A new mapping project has revealed the terrain at the bottom of the sea in unprecedented detail.
Undersea mountain is teeming with life
8-6-2014 | 5
Researchers have been exploring the depths of the Hebrides Terrace Seamount off Scotland's west coast.
Man pushes sprout up mountain with his nose
VIDEO 7-31-2014 | 20
Stuart Kettell is attempting to ascend Snowdon in Wales while pushing the vegetable using his face.
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