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Far beneath the ocean’s surface stretches the world’s longest mountain range. It’s one of the world’s great mysteries, barely explored beyond mapping and involved in all kinds of seismic activity.[...]

The appeal of mountains has long been obvious to people around the world. They’re impressive in their size and variety, dotted with fascinating trees, plants and wildlife, and if you climb one, you can see for...

China is taking steps to clean up Mount Everest amid growing concerns about trash accumulation. The base camp at the foot of the world's tallest mountain is officially closed to tourists until further notice.[...]

Japan’s Mt. Fuji World Heritage Center, designed by Pritzker winner Shigeru Ban, is officially open to the public at a time when visibility of Japan’s highest peak is at its best. Located 20 miles southwest of Mt. Fuji...

At the end of June, a 4,000-foot-tall mountainside crashed down near Alaska's Glacier Bay, resulting in a colossal landslide. While nobody was around when it happened, Pilot Paul Swanstrom of the Mountain Flying Service recorded...

Canadians Matt Becker and Andres Pang are working together to create an eco-community through crowdfunding efforts. With ecotourism as the travel industry’s fastest-growing sector, and increasing numbers of tourists sensitive...

Read the rest of Sleek and Modern “Casa Paz” Dangles Over a Jaw-Dropping Cliff in Madrid Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable development", arturo franco, casa paz, cliff's edge,...

From the world’s largest hydrogen bus fleet to a six-acre multi-use Olympic Oval, British Columbia appears determined to host the “greenest games ever” in Vancouver come February...

It would seem that desertification caused by water shortage, or poor land usage hurts more than the immediate area around the environmental degradation...