What is it like to travel through the Himalayas, a region of stunning landscapes, immense cultural diversity, and varying levels of economic development? In her recent book “High: A Journey Across the ...

Arriving in the Kingdom of Bhutan, nestled deep in the Himalayas between Tibet and India, Linda Leaming was blown away by its beauty. The year was 1994, she was 39 and had taken time out of her busy ...

New report says Himalayas were once seafloor islands. Oct. 5, 2008 — -- Home to hundreds of the world's loftiest mountains, including Everest, the Himalayas take their name from a Sanskrit word ...

Gen Zers are helping to clean up the mountains of plastic waste littering the Indian Himalayas. The trash is a result of poor waste management, increasing consumption of cheaply made goods, and an ...

LADAKH, India — On portable foam mats on a northern Indian plateau in view of the Himalayas, rows of girls and young women kick their legs in the air simultaneously. One. Two. Three. Nuns walk ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Past earthquakes that damaged ancient temples perched high in the Himalayas could be harbingers ...

Plantlife is growing higher up Mount Everest (and other parts of the Himalayas) than it did in the past, say scientists writing in Global Change Biology—a trend that may reflect temperature rises. The ...

The national bird of Nepal, this pheasant is a burst of rainbow feathers against snowy backdrops. Locals call it the “danphe.” Known as the “ghost of the mountains,” the snow leopard thrives in icy ...

Almost three years ago, hundreds of residents in Joshimath, India, were forced to leave after deep cracks appeared in the walls of some 800 homes because the ground was sinking around them. The town's ...