Dalai Lama's 90th birthday sparks concerns about his succession and the future of Tibetan Buddhism. His legacy of peace and ...

This is a crucial year for Tibetans and is also marked by a couple of anniversaries important for the Communist Chinese ...

Writers, translators, editors and publishers working on such exchanges are cartographers, who map China and its orientation ...

Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are among the most serious natural hazards in high mountain regions in the last several decades. The recent global warming has caused dramatic glacial lake changes ...

Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above ...

A team of researchers led by Prof. Wang Wei from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has ...

A team of researchers led by Prof. WANG Wei from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has ...

In a remote corner of the Tibetan Plateau, surrounded by some of the world’s tallest mountains, China is planning to build the world's biggest mega dam. This $100 billion project could change the ...

Figure 1. Influence of the Qinghai-Tibet uplift on avian migration strategies. (A) – (C) Schematic example of the role of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) uplift in distribution patterns of migratory birds ...