During a rich epoch in women's mountaineering, we examine Dora Keen’s 1912 ascent of 4,996m Mount Blackburn in Alaska, the fifth-highest peak in the U.S.

Climbers on the Manitou Incline Tuesday morning worked in vain performing CPR on a 64-year-old man in medical distress, trying to save his life. But they were ultimately unsuccessful.

As scientific discovery made the impossible possible, many Europeans were gripped by the desire to explore the world. Expeditions made to all corners of the world became the stuff of legends and upper ...

Maternal deaths declined by 40% globally between 2000 and 2023, making women more likely than ever before to survive pregnancy and childbirth, but an estimated 260,000 still died in 2023 from ...

Last year was the hottest yet recorded around the world, and in Santa Clara County 38 deaths were determined to be heat-related, after several heat waves brought daily high temperatures in San ...

Many of the Yellowstone franchise's most stunning deaths feature minor characters. In fact, No. 1 on this list only appeared in a single episode. Character importance and predictability helped ...

However, uncovering the cause of death took time. On March 24, Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Agency informed NBC News the late teen’s body was found in a hotel room in the resort district ...

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to Thailand for a regional summit as his country reels from an earthquake that killed thousands and left cities in ruins. The earthquake in ...

In Myanmar, many earthquake-hit areas have yet to be reached by authorities, meaning the death toll figures are unlikely to be accurate. Countries around the world have sent aid and rescue teams ...