A British tourist got lost in the dense fog of the Peruvian mountains, but an unexpected encounter with a friendly dog helped ...

Using a variety of techniques, the researchers realized that two subspecies of squirrels from Southeast Asia were actually ...

From a monkey that weighs only a few ounces to a 100-pound rodent, get to know some of these adorable creatures.

A leading Slovak mountain climber has died while descending a 7,234m (23,730ft) peak in Nepal, after completing the rare feat ...

Seventeen-year-old Asha Noor Shehryar never envisioned becoming a mountaineer, let alone the youngest American woman to summit the world's eighth-highest mountain. That all changed Sept.

A dog survived a vicious mountain lion attack in the Santa Cruz mountains. It was a harrowing experience for Bella's owner, Richard Baker.It all happened last week when Baker let Bella outside ...

The Yak carries an acclaimed reputation as an animal that braves snowy mountain landscapes. Yaks are probably best known for assisting local travelers in the Himalayas, hauling goods and equipment ...

If the rate of erosion is higher, the mountain will shrink. Some scientists have suggested that Nanga Parbat, one of Everest's Himalayan neighbors and the ninth-tallest mountain on Earth ...

If you've got a dog, or just love them a lot like so many of us do, Dog Mountain should be on your bucket list. Set on 150 acres of mountaintop property about three hours north of Boston ...

The Himalayan frontier will likely remain an unsettled one. The power asymmetry will not disappear, nor will regional competition for influence diminish. Although both giants seek multipolarity, it ...