Half the oxygen, no running water: inside the world’s highest town where 50,000 people still live

High in the eastern Andes, close to the limits of human tolerance, sits La Rinconada, a gold mining town unlike any other. At ...

In Kane County’s new bison herd, a chance for Native Americans to reclaim what’s lost

The captivating reintroduction of six bison in a forest preserve has deeper meaning to Indigenous people and advocates of ...
Nepali Times

Hotter Himalaya melts glaciers

The pale green ice on the top of the lake gleams in the pale January sunlight. The dark waters beneath are visible through ...

How to have an authentic Yellowstone experience in Montana

How to have an authentic Yellowstone experience in Montana - Inspired by the hit US show, Hannah Ewens saddles up on a dude ...
El Adelantado de Segovia

A giant aquifer beneath the Atlantic Ocean could supply New York for centuries and is believed to have formed during the last ice age

Early test results indicate that this aquifer, which sits under the seabed and looks like it runs from New Jersey all the way ...
Hit Points on MSN

UN declares ‘water bankruptcy’ as 70% of world’s aquifers face collapse

The world's water systems have crossed a threshold from which there is no return. On January 20, 2026, the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health released a stark ...
The Himalayan Times

Nepali adventurers launch 'Summit to Sea' Expedition from Everest to Bay of Bengal

A groundbreaking 1,830-mile expedition combining mountaineering and river kayaking aims to highlight the critical link ...