Five batches of 50 yatris will cross into Tibet through the Lipulekh pass in Uttarakhand, and 10 batches of 50 pilgrims will make the longer but relatively easier journey through the Nathu La pass in ...

A new genomic study reveals how human populations adapted, survived, and diversified in the Himalayas, one of the most ...

China is striving to build the world's most extensive system of national parks, overtaking the US within a decade ...

Picture this: you’re standing in a frozen landscape, breath visible in the crisp air, when suddenly the sky explodes into a ...

Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are among the most serious natural hazards in high mountain regions in the last several decades. The recent global warming has caused dramatic glacial lake changes ...

Asian American filmmaker, photographer, skier, climber, alpinist, author, Oscar winner and the man who discovered Sandy ...

This important and creative study finds that the uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau-via its resultant monsoon system rather than solely its high elevation-has shifted avian migratory directions from ...

An estimated 2.25 million Tibetan herders 23 live with their herds in the northern and eastern regions of the plateau.

The last century saw record drought on the Tibetan Plateau. The explanation is a weakened atmospheric circulation that affects precipitation. This is according to a new study from the University of ...

Revealed: The reason planes avoid flying over the Tibetan plateau “Flying over the Tibetan plateau, often called the ‘roof of the world,’ is a breathtaking experience, with stunning views of towering ...

Except in Qinghai and the Tibetan Plateau and Xinjiang, an extensive rail system links China and is the most common form of long-distance travel. One cannot underestimate the importance of television ...

Qinghai Hoh Xil, located in the northeastern extremity of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, is the largest and highest plateau in the world. This extensive area of alpine mountains and steppe systems is ...