A new study reveals that Tibetan communities have developed unique adaptations to survive in the low-oxygen conditions of the ...

Humans are not yet done cooking. We're continuing to evolve and adjust to the world around us, the records of our adaptations ...

The Tibetan Plateau, often called the "roof of the world," continues to baffle geologists and others curious about Earth’s ...

The Ophiocordyceps sinensis – colloquially called caterpillar fungus or “Himalayan gold” – it can fetch astronomical prices ...

Before the day breaks on a winter morning at the Pong Lake wetland in northern India, muffled honks of geese are heard in the distance.

China has tried to reassure India over its plans for a mega dam in the Tibetan Plateau, which has prompted fears it will ...

Situated high on a plateau, Tibet experiences low temperatures and ... Winter is characterized by freezing temperatures. And roads to the mountains and other remote attractions can be closed ...

Tibet is situated on the Tibet Plateau, which includes parts of neighboring ... The region also features monasteries, ancient ruins and plenty more mountains, lakes and forests.

Although their distinctive traits have long been recognized, the correlation between these traits and their adaptation to the Tibetan plateau environment, as well as their evolutionary history ...