Mount Everest is indeed the world's highest mountain, with its peak standing at 8,849m (that's 8.8km) above the ocean.

As glaciers melt at a greater pace, there are concerns among expedition operators that bodies are becoming exposed on Mount Everest. The mountain is one of the crown jewels for climbers - but with ...

Volcanoes are awe-inspiring features that can bring huge destruction to their surrounding areas. Some of them are also very big. If you thought Mount Everest was huge, you need to check out this ...

It is also about 2.5 times the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level. In comparison, Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the tallest volcano on Earth, rises 6.3 miles above the sea floor, but its peak is ...

If you imagine the summit of Mount Everest, you might picture a quiet, snowy peak far from civilisation. But a striking photo, taken by mountaineer Nirmal Purja, shows how the reality can be a lot ...

That’s not to say that Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth. That honor belongs to Mauna Kea in Hawaii, which is not really a mountain so much as a colossal dormant volcano.

Mt. Everest might be the tallest mountain on Earth ... The region spans 2,500 miles across the surface of Mars and contains 12 large volcanoes that are up to 100 times larger than any volcanoes ...

I'm at level zero of Masaya Volcano. This is probably the craziest ... to have both flown in space and climbed the summit of Mount Everest. More from Careers ...

I'm at level zero of Masaya Volcano. This is probably the craziest ... to have both flown in space and climbed the summit of Mount Everest. Parazynski: You know, I've been an explorer my entire ...

If Yellowstone's volcano erupted, it would be catastrophic. The eruption would shoot a tower of ash into the air, taller than Mount Everest, covering nearby cities in over a meter of ash and ...