Showing 1 - 10 of 312
What a gas: Britons first to scale Everest with new aid
Published on 21/05/2025
» KATHMANDU - Four British climbers have become the first to scale Mount Everest using Xenon gas, which helped them save several weeks that mountaineers normally need to get used to high altitudes, the expedition organiser said on Wednesday.
Rescuers comb ruins in quake-hit Tibet, confirmed toll 126
AFP, Published on 08/01/2025
» BEIJING - Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: July 31-Aug 6
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 31/07/2024
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
Meet five changemakers
Life, Published on 23/02/2024
» Rolex recently announced the laureates for the Rolex Awards for Enterprise 2023, naming five pioneers whose ambitious projects will help improve lives while protecting the planet for future generations.
Artist raises awareness of microplastic pollution through art
Life, Published on 13/12/2023
» Pratchaya Charernsook, a young artist, driven by her concern for microplastic pollution, has been using microplastics as a major material in her artwork since 2019. Her latest mixed media and microplastic artwork, Chumphon Estuary, depicts a bird's-eye view of the Chumphon Estuary, allowing viewers to observe the interconnection in the area and the river's passage into the ocean. The artwork was created using bits of plastic pieces that she collected from the Chumphon Estuary's and nearby areas.
On a quest to restore mountains
News, Published on 11/12/2023
» Mountains are not just magnificent landscapes. They are lifelines for millions.
Asteroid dust caused 15-year winter that killed dinosaurs
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/10/2023
» Around 66 million years ago, an asteroid bigger than Mount Everest smashed into Earth, killing off three quarters of all life on the planet -- including the dinosaurs.
Asteroid dust caused 15-year winter that killed dinosaurs
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» PARIS - Around 66 million years ago, an asteroid bigger than Mount Everest smashed into Earth, killing off three quarters of all life on the planet -- including the dinosaurs.
Snowy peaks and vibrant culture
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/09/2023
» Debris remains the lingering evidence of a massive earthquake in Nepal in 2015. With the epicentre in the northwest of Kathmandu, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, the natural disaster killed around 9,000 people, injured over 100,000 and impacted around 8 million. As Nepal began to recover, the coronavirus pandemic brought the world to a complete standstill and tourism cracked and collapsed like people's homes.
Walk the talk?
Postbag, Published on 19/07/2023
» Re: "Pita secures coalition support", (BP, July 18).