New disclosures reveal that China’s planned super-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo — the world’s highest-altitude major river, ...

Research from Monash University reveals the climate history behind Asia's summer monsoon—Earth's most influential climate ...

China is no stranger to massive civil engineering projects, but its latest hydropower effort is impressively large, even by ...

Concern is increasing over the role of the Tibetan market in the trade of tiger and Asian leopard skins, with many animals hunted every year in the Himalayas to meet the market demand in Tibet. Lhasa ...

The undergraduate certificate in Tibetan and Himalayan studies is designed to allow students to better understand the history, culture and current dynamics of a geopolitically crucial region. This ...

As the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates slowly collide, the Himalayan mountains continue to rise. However a new study suggests the Indian plate may be peeling apart, causing a slab tear. Scientists ...

With the help of a new scholar, the Center for Asian Studies is launching a program that looks to educate students about this politically fraught region The University of Colorado Boulder is one of ...

The gentle rhythm of the Brahmaputra River (known in Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo, the longest and largest river in Tibet) ...

Scientists may have just toppled a 100-year-old theory about what holds up the highest mountain range on Earth, new research shows. The Himalayan mountains formed in the collision between the Asian ...

May 6 (UPI) --As the global temperature continue to climb and glaciers melt more rapidly, new research suggests the risk of flooding across the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau could triple. In addition ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...