Breathing quickly in the thin mountain air, my colleagues and I set down our equipment. We’re at the base of a jagged outcrop that protrudes upwards out of a steep gravel slope. The muffled soundscape ...

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

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

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

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 ...

At least 10 people have been declared dead and 18 remain missing in the Himalayan mountains of India after several dozen mountaineers were caught in an avalanche Tuesday, police said Wednesday.

Discover why storytelling about the Himalaya is crucial for nature conservation and an argument against extinction.

LADAKH, India (AP) — Carrying her 1-year-old son on her back, Tsering Dolma herds a dozen yaks into a stone-walled corral as evening approaches in the desolate mountains of India’s remote Ladakh ...

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

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 ...