Humans are not yet done cooking. We're continuing to evolve and adjust to the world around us, the records of our adaptations written in our bodies. We know that some environments can make us unwell.

They call it the “death zone.” It’s a stretch of Mount Everest that’s about 26,000 feet up and is strewn with something like 200 corpses permanently frozen into the landscape —a warning to other ...

Millions thrive at high altitudes due to remarkable genetic adaptations. Tibetans, for instance, possess a gene variant allowing efficient oxygen use without dangerously thick blood. Andeans and ...

Chinmay Sharma, a 27-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh, died in Leh reportedly due to altitude sickness, which is caused by low levels of oxygen in the air. The man went to the high-altitude area on his ...

Traveling at high altitude can be hazardous. The information provided here is designed for educational use only and is not a substitute for specific training or experience. Princeton University and ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Women taking oral contraceptives are at significantly increased risk of developing altitude sickness and are less likely to respond to treatment compared with those not on the ...

During a hiking trip, a friend relayed a piece of advice she’d received: To prevent altitude sickness, take an antacid. Now, when she and her husband head to the mountains, they chew on Tums. Hmm.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Otherwise healthy older children and adolescents who visit high-altitude destinations may develop acute mountain sickness in the first few days after they arrive, results ...

Some athletes go to the gym. Some run long distances across vast terrains. Some even build their fitness using brine and seafoam. But many Olympic hopefuls, such as those competing in this year's ...