An astonishing discovery has been made atop the world’s highest peak. Fossils of marine life have been uncovered at over 8,000 meters above sea level on Mount Everest. These ancient remnants date back ...

Most geologists believe the Himalayas’ immense height results from thickening of the Earth’s crust. However, a new study suggests the geology beneath the world’s tallest mountain range is much more ...

How were the Himalayan mountains shaped? Surprisingly, long before the collision between what is now India and Central Asia. To understand the mechanisms, geologists from the University of Adelaide ...

Astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) shot these photographs of the Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau, and the Indo-Gangetic plain. A team of researchers at the Stanford Doerr School ...

Research from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a predictive framework to identify the locations where glacial lakes are likely to form in the Eastern Himalayan ...

IIT Guwahati develops model predicting new glacial lakes in Eastern Himalayas, aiding flood risk management and water resource planning.