Which mountain range blocks cold winds in India? Learn how the Himalayas act as a natural climatic barrier, protecting India from freezing Central Asian winds, shaping temperature patterns, ...

An important portion of the Himalaya’s glacier cover is currently stable and, thanks to an insulating layer of debris, may be even growing, a new study finds. The study’s conclusion contradicts a ...

The Himalayan Range includes some of the youngest and most spectacular mountains on Earth, but the rugged landscape that lends it the striking beauty for which it is known can also keep scientists ...

ITANAGAR, (IANS) – As part of a global effort, scientists, and birdwatchers in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal and Bhutan came together and documented as many birds of the mountain range as ...

The Himalayas have always seemed invincible, their snow-capped peaks towering over the world as a symbol of power and permanence. But what truly keeps them standing after millions of years of erosion, ...

There are only three major parts of the globe that are substantially covered with ice and snow all year round. The Arctic, the Antarctic, and the least well known, the Greater Himalayas, or "the abode ...

A new study published in Tectonics reveals that the Earth's crust beneath the Himalayas is not simply doubled, as had been believed for a century. Researchers used computer simulations to model the ...

This vast landscape, stretching across Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh, is home to a ...

A recent study reveals the Himalayas' enduring strength stems not just from thick crust but from a rigid slice of Earth's mantle acting as a geological brace. This hidden layer reinforces the ...