Which Is the Highest Desert in the World?

The Tibetan Plateau Desert is the highest desert in the world, located above 4,500 metres in Tibet. Learn its elevation, ...
Slate

Can Geography Affect Language?

Listen to Lexicon Valley Episode No. 30: Eject at High Altitude Subscribe in iTunes ∙ RSS feed ∙ Download ∙ Play in another tab When University of Miami linguist Caleb Everett plotted nearly 600 of ...
Flying

High-Altitude Flying: What You Need to Know

The pilots of a Learjet 36 cruising high over Cleveland Center’s airspace are fighting a desperate battle for survival — but they don’t realize it. Suffering the effects of extreme hypoxia in the thin ...
The Conversation

How does altitude affect the body and why does it affect people differently?

Brendan Scott does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Princeton University

High Altitude: Acclimatization and Illnesses

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 ...