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A collaborative research team involving Texas A&M University geologist Dr. Franco Marcantonio has examined the source of lead ...

Beall has been studying the human response to hypoxic living conditions for years. In new research, she and her team have ...

Up to a quarter of the heaviest rainfall may be the result of gravity waves created in small pockets of mountainous terrain Small areas of the Tibetan Plateau may have an outsize influence on East ...

Tibetan women on the high Tibetan Plateau have adapted to their oxygen-scarce environment over thousands of years, thriving ...

Tibet is situated on the Tibet Plateau, which includes parts of neighboring Chinese provinces Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu and Yunnan. These areas used to be part of Tibet until Chinese rule.

A recent research report has revealed startling developments along the China-Bhutan border, raising serious concerns over the ...

A new study from Case Western Reserve University shows how ethnic Tibetan women have evolved to thrive during pregnancy at ...

The rumen microbiota—a symbiont to its host and consists of critical functional substances—plays a vital role in the animal ...

Using satellite images, a recent report shows 20 new Chinese settlements with about 7,000 residents in Bhutanese territory.

Don’t expect 120th birthdays to become the norm anytime soon. / Thanasis Zovoilis/GettyImages The idea of increased longevity has become a hot topic in recent decades, with some anti-aging ...

Most of Asia's major rivers find their source on the Tibetan plateau. However as the global temperature rises, Tibet’s glaciers are melting and grassland permafrost is thawing at an alarming rate.