How and when do mountains grow? It is tempting to think of mountain formation as something that takes place only extremely gradually, on timescales of tens of millions of years. One tectonic plate ...

The Himalayas shape our planet's climate in ways that reach far beyond their towering peaks. These magnificent mountains ...

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 ...

Scientists have found that, despite a vast difference in precipitation between the north and south sides of the Himalaya Mountains, rates of erosion are indistinguishable across these mountains. Santa ...

In the Hindu Kush Himalayas, snow is vital for rivers, ecosystems, and the water security for two billion people across eight ...

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A group of eight climbers -- including two Americans -- has gone missing while attempting to scale India's second-highest mountain, sparking a massive search as one official disclosed Sunday they are ...

The Indian Himalaya Mountains are in the spotlight of tourism safety after seven tourists mountain climbing went missing last week. The missing visitors include two Americans, four Britons, and an ...

For the first time in the history of the world, billions of people have stopped what they were doing and are hiding indoors, fearful that an invisible enemy might get them. And as tragic as all this ...

India has deployed its Russian-made T-90 tanks against Chinese forces in the disputed border region of Ladakh. But moving 45-ton tanks in a mountainous region with poor roads and bridges comes with ...