The world’s highest peaks are deeply revered around the world, likely due to the immense difficulty of reaching them. In 2019, Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja gained national attention by climbing 14 of the world ...

HONOLULU — Snow fell on Hawaii’s tallest peak this week, briefly turning the mountaintop into a winter wonderland. The summit area of Mauna Kea on the Big Island got about 2 inches of white powder.

Embarking on the hike in the cloaked darkness injected a sense of mystery and thrill into the adventure, transforming my pathway into a moonlit journey of serene yet exhilarating emotions. The post ...

Parrish S. Knight's "facts" about the heights of Mount Everest and Mauna Kea are misleading ["Mountain 'Facts' Don't Hold Water," letters, Jan. 3]. Mauna Kea is indeed the "tallest" mountain in the ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - New safeguards are in place on Mauna Kea to protect an endangered bird once thought to have disappeared from the mountain ecosystem. The uau Hawaiian petrel seabird was ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A recent study on the ancient glaciers of Mauna Kea on Hawaiʻi Island has revealed important insights about how past climate changes affected the region and how these shifts could ...