The bodies typically do not decompose on Mount Everest because of the cold temperature. They sometimes break down due to extreme weathering in the glaciers.

Who doesn't love a deep dive into a rabbit hole of interesting facts? I know I do... sometimes (or often) at the most ungodly hours. But every now and again, I come across something that I wish I hadn ...

The Death Zone, above 8,000 meters on Mount Everest, is a literal physiological boundary where the human body cannot survive ...

Maybe you saw a dramatic Tweet or two, or your uncle Ron sent you one of the many videos circulating on Facebook. I’m willing to bet that, at some point in the last few days, you learned that several ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prayers are pouring in for hundreds of hikers on Mt. Everest on Monday morning, October 6. A massive snowstorm has hit Mt. Everest ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

After years of planning, the mountaineer Jim Morrison successfully descended the narrow Hornbein Couloir—notching an achievement that has captivated skiers and alpinists for decades. Everest's North ...

Mount Everest, in the Nepalese Himalayas, is a byword for overtourism—and the government is looking to attract more people to other mountain peaks. The Nepalese government is waiving fees for anyone ...