Do you long to be surrounded by summery pastures and sweet edelweiss high in the Bavarian Alps, like Julie Andrews in "The Sound of Music?" Or would you prefer the snowy challenge of a glacier ...

Mount Everest, located in the Himalayan Mountain Range, is the tallest mountain in the world. It reaches an elevation of 29,032 feet. The mountain itself is nestled between Nepal and Tibet, in an ...

Mountains such as Everest soar miles into the sky. Those pictured below are the tallest measured from sea level to their summit. The farthest point from Planet Earth's center belongs to Ecuador's ...

The Himalayan mountain system is the planet's highest. The highest mountain range in the world, the Himalayan range is far-reaching, spanning thousands of miles, and holds within it an exceptionally ...

There’s no mistaking the majesty of the world’s mountains. These giants formed by Mother Nature tend to cast mesmerising spells on any who lay eyes upon them. And, as much as we’ve explored them, they ...

The Brahmaputra River is one of the mightiest and most beautiful rivers in the world. It is frequently referred to as the ...

Liddy Grossman ’23 knew she wanted her study abroad to be the experience of a lifetime. “I wanted it to take me to a part of the world I would never normally have the chance to visit,” said Grossman, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...