In practice, there is a natural ceiling imposed by the physics of planet Earth itself. The height of mountains is a balancing act between constructive and ...

Discover the best cold-weather dog breeds built for snow and ice! From Huskies to Saint Bernards, meet the pups that thrive ...

High in southern Siberia, Ergaki’s peaks stand over deep valleys and still lakes, a perfect harmony of rock, forest, and ...

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

Still she set out alone into the mountains of New Hampshire—and a deadly storm ... she grew up in a poor family in the midsize industrial city of Omsk in western Siberia. After the Soviet Union broke ...

Come winter, something extraordinary unfolds in the country’s forests, wetlands, grasslands, and mountain valleys. Migratory ...

Funding provided by the state and local partners is keeping Great Smoky Mountains National Park operating during the shutdown. Roads, trails and popular sites such as Cades Cove have remained open to ...

Mesa Red Mountain built a 17-0 first-quarter lead before Mesa Mountain View quarterback Grady Goodman rallied the Toros to take a 22-17 lead and big-time momentum into halftime. But, in the end, Red ...

Skiers and snowboarders are petitioning against a $1,499 ski pass that offers priority chairlift access at the Alterra Mountain Company-owned Crystal Mountain, Washington, arguing that it creates a ...

From California to Colorado, one universal experience defines growing up in the American West. It’s not the wide-open skies. Or the deer and the antelope. It’s not even the lack of humidity, blissful ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Unseasonably mild October weather continues this weekend for the metro area with the Denver weather forecast staying mostly dry, though a few showers will be possible Saturday.

CHARLOTTE — A $25,000 treasure hunt is now underway in the Blue Ridge Mountains. A Charlotte coin maker stashed a mason jar full of gold coins somewhere on the forest floor near a public hiking trail ...