As the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates slowly collide, the Himalayan mountains continue to rise. However a new study suggests the Indian plate may be peeling apart, causing a slab tear. Scientists ...

Tibet may be tearing in two beneath the rising Himalayas, with pieces of the continental plate peeling off like the lid off a tin of fish, researchers have discovered. According to new research ...

Research from Monash University reveals the climate history behind Asia's summer monsoon—Earth's most influential climate system. In a new study published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, an ...

National Center for Seismology records shallow tremors in Tibet and Bhutan, underscoring continued seismic activity along the Himalayan fault system.

This picture was taken by A. Coolbiere while on a road trip through the Himalayan Mountains in Tibet. The Himalayan mountain range is about 1,500 miles (2,400 km) long and stretches from Pakistan to ...

New disclosures reveal that China’s planned super-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo — the world’s highest-altitude major river, ...

An eons-long collision that created the Himalayas, the world's tallest mountain range, may also be splitting Tibet apart into two pieces, new research suggests. The collision of the Indian and ...