Why is Mount Everest so big? New research highlights a rogue river—but deeper forces are at work
Mount Everest (also known as Chomolungma or Sagarmāthā) is famously the highest mountain in the Himalayas and indeed on Earth. But why?
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Mount Everest (also known as Chomolungma or Sagarmāthā) is famously the highest mountain in the Himalayas and indeed on Earth. But why?
The Biden administration is opening the West Coast to offshore wind. Companies have largely focused on the East Coast, like this wind farm off Block Island, Rhode Island.; Credit: Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images Lauren Sommer | NPR Updated
Emergency teams navigate the complex recovery after Hurricane Helene battered the state and left many without power. Vice President Kamala Harris arrived to tour the storm zone amid growing misinformation that the federal government has abandoned the hard-hit communities. NBC’s
A new tropical storm is now forming in the Gulf of Mexico and could hit Florida as a major hurricane. It would be catastrophic since the state’s already reeling from the impact of Helene.
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Teams have rescued two mountain climbers who were trapped 20,000 feet high in the Himalayas for two days after a rope that was being used to hoist their provisions snapped.
Hurricane Milton is inching toward Florida's west coast where residents face "life-threatening impacts," according to the National Hurricane Center.
Israeli Defense Forces have ordered the evacuation of Beirut as military blasts rock the city. The IDF said its fighter jets attacked a Hezbollah intelligence headquarters in Beirut Sunday.
When satellites first started peering down on the craggy, glaciated Antarctic Peninsula about 40 years ago, they saw only a few tiny patches of vegetation covering a total of about 8,000 square feet—less than a football field. But since then, the
In the outer reaches of the Solar System, beyond the ice giant Neptune, lies a ring of comets and dwarf planets known as the Kuiper Belt. The closest of these objects are billions of kilometers away. There is, however, an
The Paralympic Rowing Cox will compete a year after getting the all clear from cancer.
A mother-of-three shared her story with Dame Deborah's mother Heather on BBC Breakfast.
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different.
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