India’s climate is strongly influenced by its physical features, especially mountains. Despite being located in the northern ...

A study by IIT Roorkee warns that 31,698 glacial lakes are growing across High Mountain Asia. Over 90 lakh people are at risk ...

An important portion of the Himalaya’s glacier cover is currently stable and, thanks to an insulating layer of debris, may be even growing, a new study finds. The study’s conclusion contradicts a ...

ITANAGAR, (IANS) – As part of a global effort, scientists, and birdwatchers in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal and Bhutan came together and documented as many birds of the mountain range as ...

The Himalayan Range includes some of the youngest and most spectacular mountains on Earth, but the rugged landscape that lends it the striking beauty for which it is known can also keep scientists ...

A recent study reveals the Himalayas' enduring strength stems not just from thick crust but from a rigid slice of Earth's mantle acting as a geological brace. This hidden layer reinforces the ...

A new study published in Tectonics reveals that the Earth's crust beneath the Himalayas is not simply doubled, as had been believed for a century. Researchers used computer simulations to model the ...

This vast landscape, stretching across Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh, is home to a ...