Photo taken on July 15, 2017 shows Namcha Barwa in Tibet Autonomous Region. Located at the junction of Himalayas, Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains and Hengduan Mountains, Namcha Barwa is the highest ...

Located in Daofu County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, the Zhara Mountains have been one of the sacred mountains since ancient times, according to the legend of Tibetan ...

An industrial construction site on the upper Mekong, with a Tibetan village on the opposite bank, 2011. Credit: Scott Ezell Subscribe for ads-free reading In 2004, I traveled a thousand miles in the ...

THERE are certain regions of the earth which will always have a fascination for the geographer who has some knowledge of geology, or the geologist who is interested in geographical problems, by reason ...

Yangzom Brauen's new family memoir Across Many Mountains tells the harrowing yet ultimately inspirational story of her grandmother and mother's life in Tibet and their subsequent escape and exile ...

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 ...

Yangzom Brauen's new family memoir Across Many Mountains tells the harrowing yet ultimately inspirational story of her grandmother and mother's life in Tibet and their subsequent escape and exile ...