Much of the world's lithium occurs in salty waters with fundamentally different chemistry than other naturally saline waters ...

A new study has provided fresh insights into how animals such as the woolly mammoth, musk ox and arctic fox evolved to ...

Chinese scientists have recently discovered that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau acts as the only net greenhouse gas (GHG) sink ...

Indian politicians say the dam would allow China to release 'water bombs' in future conflicts, or create floods or droughts ...

With blankets, snow machines, and limited funding, a small team of scientists is testing a desperate plan to slow the collapse of one of China’s most vulnerable glaciers.

China is building the most complex and dangerous railway line in the world—a project so challenging it’s been compared to the construction of the Great Wall. The Sichuan–Tibet Railway will connect ...

People who live in the Nepalese mountains have been guiding foreign climbers up the world's tallest mountain since the 1920s.

The Tibetan mastiff is a large size Tibetan dog breed. Its double coat is medium to long, subject to climate, and found in a wide variety of colors, including solid black, black and tan, various ...

Ann Morton's new public art installation is currently on view at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. It’s called "Toward ...

First, strengthening cyberinfrastructure and Earth observation capabilities is critical. The development of an integrated, ...

No corner of Earth is untouched. From Tibet to Antarctica, so-called "forever chemicals" have seeped into the blood of nearly ...