The Dangers of Mount Everest Death Zone: How Risky Is It To Reach the Highest Peak in the World?

Medicine & Technology May 31, 2023

As mountaineers attempt to reach the highest peak in the world, they need to enter the most dangerous part of the journey known as Mount Everest death zone. Find out more about it in this article.

Amateur Rocket Deneb Breaks Record After Soaring 1.6 Times Higher Than Mount Everest

May 18, 2023

A rocket designed by students break records after flying higher than Mount Everest. Continue reading to know the full story.

Mount Everest Preserves Germs That Climbers Sneeze Out and Cough; Hardy Microbes Can Stay for Decades or Centuries

Mar 26, 2023

The preserved germs on Mount Everest could stay for decades or even centuries. Read to learn more.

Himalayan Plateau Threatening Rapid Fall Down Due to Thawing Permafrost

Nov 03, 2022

The Himalayan Plateau is threatening rapid fall down due to the thawing permafrost brought by global warming. Read on to know more.

Did Mt. Everest Just Grow? Here's What Experts Have to Say

Dec 09, 2020

China and Nepal jointly announced that Mount Everest has grown about one meter in height. But how did they measure the new height of the world's highest mountain?

Mount Everest Success Doubles, Death Rate Steady For 30 Years

Aug 27, 2020

A new study reports that the success rates for mountaineers climbing Mount Everest have doubled in the last thirty years. Meanwhile, death rates remained relatively steady over the same period.

Local Pacific Palisades NASA Team’s Satellite Technology Saving Lives in Nepal

May 02, 2015

A team at NASA located in the Pacific Palisades of Los Angeles is using the latest in satellite technology to assist with the rescue efforts of earthquake victims after last month's magnitude 7.9 quake that rocked Nepal.

Aid Arrives in Nepal: Who Was First on the Scene

Apr 27, 2015

In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Nepal, International rescue and relief teams have begun to converge on Kathmandu, Nepal's capital. Rescuers continue to poor in to the city even as hope fades that more survivors will be found. The quake that hit on Saturday has now been reported to have claimed the lives of more than 4,000 people.

Earthquake in Nepal Levels Building Killing Hundreds

Apr 25, 2015

A powerful earthquake struck in Nepal on Saturday near its capital, Katmandu, flattening many sections of the city's historic center trapping dozens of people in a 200-foot watchtower that crumbled into a pile rubble.

Dwindling Ice in Antarctica Spurs Questions Over Climate Change and The Point of No Return

Dec 06, 2014

As impending threats of “climate change” and “ecological disaster” have loomed over international affairs this year, to the point that even the United Nations spearheaded a campaign and led a summit to discuss future changes that may amend for some of humanity’s grave mistakes, new research published this week in the journal Geophysical Research Letters looks to a place much colder than our metropolises for evidence of a rapidly shifting climate.