Ganges River
India wants to use flesh-eating turtles to rid the Ganges River of decomposing bodies
The Ganges River in India is one of the most sacred to Hindus. But it's also one of the most polluted in the world.
Even Those Trying to Save the Ganges from Sewage Insist on Bathing in It
India's Ganges River is one of the most heavily polluted bodies of water on the planet. Yet a myth endures that bathing in it, or drinking it, is completely safe.
Eat, Pray, Pollute: The Unintended Consequences of Yoga Tourism in Its Sacred Hometown
As more tourists than ever make their way to Rishikesh in search of physical and spiritual cleanliness, pollution in and along the Ganges has never been worse.
Jimmy Chin Makes the World's Most Difficult Expeditions with a Camera in Hand
Jimmy Chin has accomplished it all in the world of action sports, from skiing Everest to climbing some of the world's largest peaks—all while documenting it through photography and video.
Making the World's Most Difficult Expeditions with a Camera in Hand: Jimmy Chin
With Jimmy Chin's new feature film "Meru" hitting theaters this week, we sat down with him to discuss the long strange trip that culminated in the making of this film.
More Than 100 Dead Bodies Have Surfaced in the Ganges River
Authorities have recovered at least 104 corpses from a Ganges tributary in northern India this week, possibly left by families too poor to afford cremation.