Ancient 100-kilometer Himalayan glacier once reached lower than many of India's famous hill stations

A new study published in Quaternary Science Reviews dates the dramatic collapse of one of the largest glaciers ever ...

Himalayan snowfall has been miscalculated for years, here’s how we found a new way to measure it

Researchers designed a new way of collecting data about snowfall in the Himalayas which is much more accurate than the ones ...

Tsherin Sherpa Transforms Traditional Himalayan Painting For 21st Century

The Art of Tsherin Sherpa,” a solo exhibition tracing the artist's journey from the painting workshops of Nepal to the ...

Inside the mine that fuels the $500 million pink Himalayan salt global market. Spoiler: it's not in the Himalayan mountains.

The world's largest mine for pink Himalayan salt isn't actually part of the Himalayan mountains, but that's not stopping this ...

IMD warns of extremely heavy rain in Himalayan states; Konkan-Goa to stay soaked through the week, what travellers need to know

The India Meteorological Department forecasts an active monsoon phase across the country. Extremely heavy rainfall is ...

Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar: The Man Behind One of the World's Biggest Yoga Movements

Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar and Akshar Yoga Kendraa set 42 Guinness World Records, inspiring millions worldwide to embrace ...
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Should the Himalayan Wolf Be Classified as a New Species?

In the high altitudes of the Himalayas, many wolves have developed distinct traits from their gray wolf cousins. Geraldine Werhahn / Himalayan Wolves Project Geraldine Werhahn had been tracking wolves ...