Topic: Mount Kilimanjaro

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A way to curb global warming: Suck carbon emissions right out of the air?

Most efforts to address carbon emissions focus on preventing them from entering the atmosphere in the first place. But how to get rid of CO2 already there? Start-ups are developing prototype air-capture systems.

Douglas Adams: The hitchhiker's guide to humor and science (+video)

Google celebrates Douglas Adams, author of the "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," with a reference-packed doodle.

Opinion: Gabrielle Giffords and NRA are both right about one thing: US culture of violence

Gabrielle Giffords made a compelling plea at the Senate hearings on gun control today, but the National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre is also partly right: Banning guns won’t address a pervasive culture of violence that doesn't distinguish between real and virtual violence.

Change Agent Len Stanmore mixes adventure with helping others

He's about to set a world record by climbing the highest peaks on seven continents and crossing the four most inhospitable deserts. But when he added a charitable aspect to his quest he made it even more meaningful.

Baby elephant rescue video: It doesn't get any more heartwarming

Baby elephant rescue: A video of the rescue of a baby elephant in a Kenyan national park tugs at the heartstrings. Wait for the final moments when mother and baby are reunited.

Porters are unheralded heroes of Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro

For every foreigner who climbs Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro, at least three Tanzanians swarm up the volcanic slope as porters, carrying 50-pound bags on their heads. Their one complaint: low pay. 

Powering Potential puts technology in schools in Tanzania while respecting local cultures

Janice Lathen brought more than computers to a remote part of Tanzania. She brought a window on the world.

Martina Navratilova forced to abandon climb up Kilimanjaro

Martina Navratilova: The 27-person climbing team Martina Navratilova was in has faced heavy snows and mist since beginning the climb up the 19,340-foot mountain Monday.

Wildflower

Now in paperback, the story of Joan Root’s trajectory from documentarian to conservationist to murder victim makes a captivating summer read.

Scientists on hunt for climate-change clues explore rare tropical glacier

A team of scientists is climbing Indonesia's tropical glacier, Puncak Jaya, to dig out ice cores and study them for past patterns of climate change. They will also study samples from China, Peru, and Kenya.

Jordan Romero, 13, summits Everest: How young is too young?

Jordan Romero became the youngest to ever scale Everest, the world's tallest mountain Saturday. Teens around the world are setting new adventure records - and prompting questions about risk and maturity.

Why is Kenya moving 7,000 zebras and wildebeest?

Kenyan officials are spending $1.35 million to round up 4,000 zebras and 3,000 wildebeest and haul them across the country to feed hungry lions. Why is that necessary?

Efforts to stem global warming moving at a glacial pace

US lawmakers working on legislation and diplomats everywhere doubt there’ll be any major breakthrough at next month’s meeting in Copenhagen.

Is global warming melting the ice on Mt. Kilimanjaro?

Melting ice on Mt. Kilimanjaro is mirrored on other tropical summits around the world affected by global warming.

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After two months of discord, finally a handshake

In January, one of Africa's most stable democracies was violently ripping itself apart. How was it saved? In Part 4 of a four-part special report, the key players tell what happened.