Two earthquakes jolted Tibet in the early hours of Tuesday, as per the National Center for Seismology. The latest earthquake of 4.6 magnitude on Richter Scale took place at 5:44am IST. The details of ...

This study addresses a novel and interesting question about how the rise of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau influenced patterns of bird migration, employing a multi-faceted approach that combines species ...

Just as ties seemed to be on the mend, a US$137 billion hydropower behemoth on the Yarlung Tsangpo River threatens to muddy ...

A new study has predicted an increase in landslide hazards in High Mountain Asia. The study authors linked higher emissions of greenhouse gases to the potential for higher risks from landslides.

Estimated $137-billion hydroelectric project, which would be three times larger than China's Three Gorges Dam, has raised ...

Scientists have identified fossils of snow leopards. The discovery has allowed them to trace the evolutionary history of the species during the Quaternary period and to propose how it dispersed from ...

An analysis of over 10,000 flights reveals the world’s most turbulent routes, where passengers frequently encounter intense ...

The study sheds light on the evolutionary adaptations that allow snow leopards to thrive in one of the world's most ...

The capacity might explain how Homo erectus conquered Eurasia, but deepens the mystery about what took our own species so ...

An international research team identified rare snow leopard fossil records from various Panthera fossil sites across the ...

The parasitic fungus sometimes called ‘Himalayan gold’ can provide a good living to villagers who collect it. But rugged ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across Europe ...