The Himalayas Are Still Growing Every Year Mount Everest increases in height by about 4 millimeters each year due to tectonic ...

The Indian Himalayas stretch from China to the border of Nepal, and those who know say the Kumaon region is the most majestic. Its star is Nanda Devi, once thought to be the world’s tallest mountain ...

Geologically, the Himalayas stand as the most impressive natural monument on our planet Earth. Its snow-capped mountain peaks ...

Mention prime geography for generation of solar energy, and people tend to think of hot deserts. But a new study concludes that some of the world's coldest landscapes -- including the Himalaya ...

The world's highest and most spectacular mountains, the Himalaya of Nepal, India, and Bhutan, are built on the foundations of a much older mountain system, University of Arizona geoscientists have ...

Nepal has trained its first cohort of deaf trekking guides, with four women and 21 men receiving instruction ranging from ...

A common misconception about research is that it takes place in climate-controlled labs with microscopes, beakers, and Bunsen ...