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

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.

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.

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 ...

An earthquake that struck southeast Asia in late March is thought to have killed more than 3,000 people in Myanmar, a country ...

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 ...

These training opportunities and expeditions — from King George Island in Antarctica to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic, and from the Andes to the eastern Tibetan Plateau — are ...

Nepal is set to host Sagarmatha Sambaad, also known as the “Everest Dialogue,” from May 16-18.

The South Asian Summer Monsoon (SASM) is the world's most significant monsoon system, providing approximately 80% of the ...