BENGALURU, India — Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain range and could lose up to 80% of their volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t ...

Young Fold Mountain: The Himalayas are called the Young Fold Mountains because they formed recently in geological history and continue to rise every year. Their sharp peaks, deep valleys and rugged ...

Social media users on platforms like Reddit and Instagram have widely circulated the claim that wild cannabis grows naturally and abundantly in the Himalayas. Users in communities such as r/pics and r ...

New Delhi: The effects of changing weather patterns are clearly visible on the Himalayan peaks. The peaks, which used to be covered in a white sheet of snow year-round, have now turned completely ...

This story by Sonia Awale was first published on the Nepali Times. An edited and shortened version is republished below as part of a content-sharing agreement with Global Voices. At exactly 9 am on ...

Siachen Glacier is known as the Crown of the Himalayas because it is one of the largest and highest glaciers in the Himalayan ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges and could lose up to 80% of their volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t sharply reduced, ...

Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges and could lose up to 80 percent of their volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t sharply ...