Climbing the peak first scaled by Sir Edmund Hillary, who died January 11, is an often fatal quest. But for many, reaching the summit is a thrill like no other.

After decades of persecution that began under Stalinist rule in the 1930s, Buddhism and monasteries are now on the rebound in Mongolia.

A climber rescued earlier this week returned to an Australian mountain Thursday to save his dog, a 143-pound (65-kilogram) bullmastiff.

Lapland's long winter nights can start with 2 p.m. sunsets. When so much darkness gets people down, bright lights can be used as therapy.

Shorter winters and shrinking ice caps are threatening many Arctic birds and mammals, Finnish experts say.

As tourism to Finland's Lapland region booms, reindeer farms reap the benefits.

After surviving Soviet invaders and the Taliban, long-hidden ancient riches—including the famed "Bactrian hoard"—will tour the U.S. starting this spring.

Catching the snakes is the tricky part of making snake soup, says a Hong Kong shop owner who's been bitten by a king cobra.

A rat about five times the size of its city cousins and a possum described as "one of the world's smallest marsupials" were found during a recent expedition to the island of New Guinea.

Millions of Muslims gather in Mecca for the hajj, the annual, Islamic pilgrimage.

Dangerous dives into an underwater cave have revealed a variety of well-preserved fossils, including ancient tortoises and crocodiles, a new study says.

"Devils" follow St. Nick in Germany, Hubble spies a hazy exoplanet, China remembers a WWII massacre, and more.

An Australian passenger jet touched down on an ice runway in Antarctica this week. Flights for scientific teams are to begin next week.

An eight-foot catfish, the new seven wonders, and "the inside-out-seahorse-in-a-ball-nerd of the deep" are among our most viewed marvels.

Spain is embarking on an ambitious project to restore the Alhambra palace complex, a gem of Islamic and Renaissance architecture.