“Because it’s there,” George Mallory famously replied when asked in 1923 his motivation for challenging the world’s highest peak. Yet long before Mallory’s linguistic minimalism Everest was there, a ...

If you enjoy checking out the Himalayas and catching a glimpse of Mt. Everest on Google Street View, then you will be pleased to learn that Google is kicking things up a notch. It has launched a fun ...

Want to run around the Himalayas as the legendary, fuzzy Yeti? You can in Google’s latest app, Verne: The Himalayas. Google’s Creative Labs is utilizing the vast collection of 3D imagery from Google ...

Google today released a new application designed to get kids to explore the world using maps and 3D imagery. The new app, which the company describes as “an experiment,” takes advantage of Google Maps ...

If we could put our planetary clock on fast forward, Earth’s surface would writhe with activity. Continents would scurry across the globe, oceans would open and close, and new mountains would shoot up ...

The world's highest and most spectacular mountains, the Himalaya of Nepal, India, and Bhutan, are built on the foundations of a much older mountain system, University of Arizona geoscientists have ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game.

This marks one of the most significant shifts in seismic hazard assessment in decades, revealing that 61% of the country now falls under moderate to high hazard zones.​ ...

India has deployed its Russian-made T-90 tanks against Chinese forces in the disputed border region of Ladakh. But moving 45-ton tanks in a mountainous region with poor roads and bridges comes with ...