I was born in Kham, in eastern Tibet, my parents’ first born. A brother and sister followed, and the five of us lived with ...

China’s state news agency recently announced government approval for constructing the world’s largest hydropower project, ...

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

A fatal race made Tracee Metcalfe the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter ...

Global mining industry history has been reshaped by China’s discovery of 20 million tons worth of copper within the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau mountains. Exploring over 20 million tons of copper reserves ...

Earlier this month, a massive earthquake struck Tibet and severely damaged numerous monasteries and nunneries. Recent media articles since then have highlighted other ongoing threats to Tibetan ...

Chinese state media confirmed the two sides had agreed to push for the resumption of the Hindu pilgrimage to the Tibet mountain and lake this year. They had also agreed to facilitate and promote ...

A minor earthquake has hit Yellowstone National Park, and some people in the region experienced a tremor. The magnitude 3.9 ...

Tibet. Credit: flickr / Göran Höglund CC BY 2.0 Archaeologists have discovered 4,800-year-old relics in the earliest known lakeside settlement in Tibet, officially the Xizang Autonomous Region of ...

An aerial drone photo show tents set up for earthquake-affected residents at a village in Lhaze county of Shigatse, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, on Jan 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] The ...