Humans are not yet done cooking. We're continuing to evolve and adjust to the world around us, the records of our adaptations written in our bodies. We know that there are some environments that can ...

For years anecdotes circulated amongst climbers, of the superhuman ability of the Sherpa to function at high altitude, when all others succumbed to mountain sickness - or worse. Now science has shown ...

Embarking on this high-altitude adventure, given my severe chronic illness, was challenging but completely worth it ...

Passengers on the world's highest train line rave about the stunning mountain views, but say the altitude sickness is ...

A patient who visited a mountain in Nantou County with family members shortly after undergoing retinal surgery suddenly ...

We asked Dr. Bernabe Abramor, one of 30 physicians who work on Aconcagua during the climbing season, about his work and how ...

Denali Denali (21,310 ft.), located in Alaska’s Denali National Park, the highest peak in North America and a member of the iconic Seven Summits recently attrac ...

The prevention is nearly complete in acute mountain sickness and complete in high-altitude pulmonary edema. The results of prevention with furosemide in one of the groups, consisting of 100 ...

The test was intended to build on a successful 12-kilometer-altitude vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) test performed in June 2024. SAST published results and footage from the June test ...

"Ged said, 'I can't breathe', so I shouted to Nelson for help. I left the tent and he was carried to the rescue hut and given oxygen." ...

Gerrard had taken the precaution of visiting his GP prior to travel and was prescribed Diamox, which helps prevent altitude sickness ... in high spirits as they made their way up the mountain.