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

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

The Indian Himalayas stretch from China to the border of Nepal, and those who know say the Kumaon region is the most majestic ...

Rainfall in the Himalayas has decreased by 15 per cent in the last 20 years, leading to a deepening water crisis.

A new study has warned that the Himalayan region, known for several devastating earthquakes in the past, faces the ...

NEW DELHI – With global warming accelerating, the Himalayas and high altitudes in the mountain range are warming 50 per cent ...

BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have uncovered the key mechanism behind seismic activities in the eastern Himalayas, providing new insights into both the seismic risks and the uplift process of this ...

A familiar old tale of the mysterious "mountain beast" known as the Yeti is gaining traction once again, although this time ...

This research, involving nearly two dozen international scientists, reveals that these changes are not isolated to the ...

Melting ice from the Himalayas is creating thousands of unstable lakes, a growing menace to towns and cities below. By Raymond Zhong, Jason Gulley and Bora Erden Jason Gulley spent four weeks trekking ...

Almost three years ago, hundreds of residents in Joshimath, India, were forced to leave after deep cracks appeared in the walls of some 800 homes because the ground was sinking around them. The town's ...