The Earth Has a Third Pole—And Millions of People Use Its Water
When we think of the impact of climate change on the world’s ice, we usually think first of the North and South Poles.
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When we think of the impact of climate change on the world’s ice, we usually think first of the North and South Poles.
Researchers have found the earliest known fossil of a primitive woolly rhino in the Himalayas, in addition to many
By Jane Qiu Scientists thought people first set foot on the frozen Tibetan Plateau 15,000 years ago.
Climate change researchers working across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau say rapid warming has
Wildlife is flourishing in this remote area of the Tibetan plateau, but loss of local Buddhist and nomadic culture spells trouble for the future.
By Jeremy Koh, Channel NewsAs Updated 13 Sep 2016 17:20 Several nomadic herders have heaped praise on the resettlement project, but experts deduce it is actually a product of the government’s desire for greater control…
Chinese demolition crews, accompanied by police and government officials, have begun tearing down parts of what is considered the largest Buddhist study institute in the world.
BEIJING — Chinese government workers are dismantling buildings and evicting residents at Larung Gar, one of the world’s largest centers of Tibetan Buddhist learning, according to overseas-based Tibetan groups, though a local official said the…
At least nine people who were buried by an avalanche in Tibet’s far west were confirmed dead on Monday (18 July). In addition to the human loss, 350 sheep and 110 yaks were buried when…
London — New evidence has revealed that a Chinese company is making large profits through bottled mineral water originating from underground water extracted from Mount Kailash, one of Tibet’s highest mountains and a site sacred…