Researchers say that two rivers merged some 89,000 years ago and gave the mightiest peak in the Himalayas a huge growth spurt ...

This is what the new research argues, but fundamentally it is earthquakes that push mountains higher. When the megathrust ...

Keki N Daruwalla is a true pioneer in Indian writing in English. Among his ten volumes of poetry are The Keeper of the ...

Mt. Everest Mt. Everest, standing 29,029 ft., is the highest mountain in the world. Located in the Himalayas on the Nepal-Tibet border, its local names are 'Sag ...

Glaciologist S.N. Remya studies permafrost collapse in the Himalayas to provide early warnings for local communities.

According to a new study, a river roughly 46 miles (75 kilometers) from Everest was "captured" by another around 89,000 years ...

The fourth edition of the “Rally of Himalayas” was flagged off yesterday at the Sissu Helipad Ground in Lahaul and Spiti ...

An expedition team of the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports scaled a previously unclimbed peak, at an ...

When venturing into some of Asia’s most remote and extreme destinations, one of the primary concerns is staying connected.

In a feeding frenzy that prepares them for a 3,500 km (2,000 mile) flight over the Arabian Sea, a million Amur falcons ( ...

A team from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) successfully scaled an unnamed 20,942 ft ...

A team from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports has scaled an unnamed and unclimbed 20,942-foot ...