Mountains

Glacier blood: Spring time in the French Alps cause algae blooms that turn the snow red

While snow-algae blooms are poorly understood, the fact they are happening is probably not a good sign and researchers have begun surveying the Alps.

For Himalayan trekkers, a lost summer: Amid coronavirus crisis, mountains' solace too is forfeit

From our #SummerWithout series | 'Once, I introspected over why one leaves behind urban comforts to trek along these routes in the biting cold. I realise now as I miss out on 2020’s climb that the answer is quite simple: The mountains are addictive, as is journeying through them.'

Mysore city's thriving bird scence now has a first-of-its kind bird atlas to its credit

About 60 volunteer birders pooled in their time, effort and bird-watching skills to make this Atlas possible.

Hills of peril: Southwest monsoon inflicts severe damage in the Nilgiris

The Nilgiris witnesses intense environmental disasters caused by climate change and human activities.

India needs to stop deforesting its mountains if it wants to start fighting floods

They are an annual nightmare in many parts, areas that were not considered a risk, are flood-prone,

ITBP DG visits Lipulekh pass ahead of Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage, requests visitors to keep mountains clean

Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), SS Deswal visited Lipulekh pass to review the arrangements and the conditions for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. Deswal was accompanied by other officials also and they cleaned the area by collecting garbage and took it to the base for its disposal. According to the schedule this year, 18 batches will trek across the Lipulekh pass in Uttarakhand.

Scientists have discovered massive mountains 660 km under Earth's mantle

Scientists found mountains and other topography on a layer located 660 kilometers straight down.

Watch: British DJ hosts world's highest party on Everest

A year inside America's militia | Reuters

By Jim Urquhart Some call them militia. They call themselves patriots.In the United States, many local militias are armed and have taken issue with some government policies. After spending a year with groups in Oregon, Montana, Nevada and Idaho protesting what they describe as government overreach, I've decided not to label them at all

What NASA's New Horizons found: Ice mountains on Pluto, canyons on its moon

Close up photographs of Pluto show ice mountains on Pluto about as high as the Rockies and chasms on its big moon Charon that appear six times deeper than the Grand Canyon.