The genetic origins and evolutionary adaptations of Tibetans have long intrigued researchers. Previously, scientists had ...

The people of the Tibetan Plateau, an area also known as the Xizang Autonomous Region by the Chinese government and under the control of China, have what archaeologists have called a “ghost ancestry,” ...

Professor Attreyee Ghosh’s assertion that “The Earth is basically a lumpy potato,” will appeal to those who are curious about ...

A tiny finger bone found in a Siberian cave led to the discovery of the Denisovans—an ancient human group whose DNA reshaped ...

And so, when India’s water minister recently thundered that “not a drop of water” would flow to Pakistan under the Indus ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest elevation on Earth, contain fossils of trilobites, arthropods, and other ...

It also has a multi-faceted research institute, comprising of five main components: Science Research Institute, State Key Laboratory, Research Centre for Tibetan Plateau Geology, Geological Survey ...

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Some of the most extraordinary landslides have occurred on and ...

and its presence in remote areas like the Tibetan Plateau shows the vast reach of human impact on the environment,” explained Marcantonio, a professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics ...