The Sherpas’ resistance to altitude sickness is rooted in evolution, from a mutation in the EPAS1 gene to their body's ...

Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, along with several protesters taking part in a ‘Chalo Dilli’ march, remained in ...

Whether in Hong Kong or Europe, museums that showcase exhibitions related to China sometimes succumb to Xi Jinping’s warning for the arts to foster “correct” viewpoints of history and culture. The ...

The loss of landmass in the Arun River basin, which spreads across Nepal and Tibet and is 75 km away from Everest, is causing ...

Mount Everest is having a growth spurt, but it’s not the only mountain getting taller. The Rocky Mountain ranges we call home ...

Mountains are in constant motion. That includes the world’s tallest peak, Mt. Everest, in the Himalayas. It’s added an extra 160 feet in the past 89,000 years, according to a new study. Adam Smith, a ...

The Ganga and the Yamuna are vital to India’s spiritual, cultural, and ecological fabric and protecting and rejuvenating ...

Earth's highest peak has gained as much as an extra 165 feet in elevation as the planet's crust adjusts due to erosion from a ...

Restoring Ecosystems ...

The world’s tallest peak is still growing, scientists say, thanks in part to the merger of two nearby river systems tens of ...

Mount Everest is the world's tallest mountain, towering over other peaks in the Himalayas at 29,032 feet above sea level. It ...

The mega-dam could produce as much as three times the hydroelectric power of China's current largest dam, the Three Gorges, a ...