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She's climbed Mount Everest a record-setting 10 times. But her most terrifying moments weren't on the deadly mountain.
Until now, few people knew about the struggles and triumphs of Lhakpa Sherpa, the woman who has sum…
Maria Noyen
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Intel, once a Silicon Valley star, has been floundering. Now it's mounting a turnaround.
The Silicon Valley chip giant has been in freefall this year, pushing CEO Pat Gelsinger to unveil …
Hasan Chowdhury
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Climbers on Mount Everest will be ordered to buy poop bags and bring their waste back down with them, authorities say
To improve a smelly, unsightly situation, climbers scaling Mount Everest will be ordered to buy poo…
Joshua Zitser
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Mount Everest is now a trash-filled, overcrowded tourist spot, says the last living member of Edmund Hillary's team
Kanchha Sherpa helped Edmund Hillary reach the peak of Mount Everest in 1953. He says the mountain …
Lauren Edmonds
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Forget Mt. Everest it's not even close to the most difficult mountains to climb, according to mountaineers
Professional mountaineers say climbing Mt. Everest is a walk in the park compared to smaller, more …
Ellyn Lapointe
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Scientists discovered a surprising cooling trend on glaciers in Mount Everest 10 years ago. Now they think they know what's causing it.
For the last 15 years, local temperatures have dropped on mountains like Mount Everest during warme…
Saugat Bolakhe
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Peloton's new CEO has a chance to turn things around. Here's what he needs to do.
Peloton is betting that its new CEO, Peter Stern, can help turn the struggling company around after…
Madeline Berg,Mary Hanbury,Er…
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At least 12 climbers died on Mount Everest this year, and altitude sickness is partially to blame
By the time Mount Everest's spring 2023 climbing season was unofficially over, 12 climbers were dea…
Ariel Schwartz
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My husband left me and our 1-year-old daughter for 6 weeks so he could climb Mount Everest
How I learned to solo parent while my husband climbed Mount Everest. It was hard to do for six week…
Elianna Perez
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Insider Today: The new Ozempic
In Saturday's edition of Insider Today, we're talking about the new It-Drug, and people who regret …
Jordan Parker Erb
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Mount Everest is 2.8 feet taller as China and Nepal finally agree on the height of the world's highest peak
The world’s highest peak just got a little taller. A joint survey by China and Nepal has concluded …
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Microplastics make its way to water trapped in plant leaf: Study
Microplastics have been detected near the peak of Mount Everest, in the Mariana Trench, Antarctica'…
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A 27-year-old burned 7,500 calories cycling the height of Mount Everest in under 7 hours
In October 2020, Sean Gardner, a young engineer in Virginia, cycled the same steep hill 53 times in…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Microplastics found at the highest point on Earth as the glaciers around Mount Everest’s death zone melt
Microplastics are one of the most harmful side effects of humans using the planet, and they're incr…
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Earth's mysterious core may be encased by an ancient ocean floor that has mountains 5 times taller than Everest
An ancient ocean may protect Earth's core, according to the most detailed map yet of the geology be…
Marianne Guenot
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At least 17 Everest climbers have tested positive for the coronavirus, but Nepal refuses to say there's an outbreak
Climbers aren't being required to undergo regular testing. Nepali officials have refused to acknow…
Ashley Collman
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We've now found microplastics on the very highest and lowest points on Earth. Mount Everest is littered with them.
Microplastics are tiny fragments of plastic pollution that never break down. They're scattered acro…
Aylin Woodward
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Nepal's is banning Mount Everest climbers from taking pictures and videos of 'others' without consent
Nepals Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has put a ban on taking and circulating pict…
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After India, China is now breaching the borders of Nepal
The dispute emerged after the Chinese side unilaterally constructed 11 cemented buildings in the…
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'This is my year's earnings': Nepal's tourism industry is reeling after the Everest climbing season was canceled
Over 1 million workers in Nepal rely on tourism, but a nationwide lockdown has left many unable to …