He noticed dangerous boulders along the creek banks and avoided them the best he could, when the ground slid out from under ...

Ancient fertility ritual artifacts, including shell bracelets and stone disks, were discovered inside a remote Mexican cave after nearly 500 years.

Having reached Everest's summit for the first time, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay shared, with elation and relief, their ...

The first few chords of John Denver’s ballad; Rocky Mountain High have a powerful way of evoking emotions that transport me ...

Whether you’re after indulgent spa days, alfresco dining with a view, or just a spot where the Wi-Fi’s weak and the wine list ...

There are so many amazing reasons to live in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado ... the few songbird species that overwinter in northern Alaska. It forages in icy waters throughout Alaska ...

In these simulations, the researchers were able to determine for the first time where, when, and how much mantle rocks are exhumed in mountains, and when these rocks may be in contact with water ...

Tonight features increasing clouds with temperatures dropping down into the low 30s with a light northerly breezy. Passenger flight and Air Force jet diverted from potential collision at DC ...

Brush trucks were called to bring water up the mountain to bring the fire under control. "The support we have in Bedford County is like none other. Our neighboring departments are always right ...

LINCOLN, N.H. (AP) — A 44-year-old New Hampshire man has died while hiking in the White Mountains after falling in icy conditions, according to state officials. The state’s Fish and Game ...

After that, locating the wreck of Endurance had become the Holy Grail of undersea historical treasure hunts ... scaling mountains and traversing icy chasms. You feel the beyond-harsh extremity ...