FUKUSHIMA--Takeshi Yabuki couldn't believe his eyes last summer when he saw patches of bare land on the side of a mountain despoiling the idyllic view ... to protect the landscape by stressing ...

Over centuries, mountain communities have developed solutions to adapt to their harsh environments, deal with climate change, reduce poverty and protect or restore biodiversity. This International ...

Tens of millions of miles beyond Earth, a nuclear-powered, car-sized rover is climbing a Martian mountain ... and a recent view shows the space agency's robot overlooking a vast Martian wilderness.

An icy winter has transformed the tall trees of the Zao mountain range into wonderous ... ice formations and strolling through the frosty landscape. Skiers and snowboarders slowed their descents ...