XINING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- In the remote highlands of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province, a growing number of herders are swapping their traditional roles for a ...

Aeroplanes have avoided this remote area of the world for years, and there are three very haunting reasons as to why. This ...

Chinese and British scientists examining the climatic effects of the Tibetan Plateau may have tracked the source of an ...

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The transformation from tents to apartments and from nomadic herdsmen to settled residents exemplifies Golog's journey from a ...

Airlines won't fly over this zone even if going across the country is the most direct route to the plane's final destination.

After quitting her job in an auto parts company in a big city Yeshe Lhamo decided to return to her rural hometown in the ...

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The North American monsoon plays an important role in the climate of the Four Corners states, bringing crucial moisture to ...

“It would be easy to think that crossing some of the 17K-18K foot mountain passes in India and Nepal would be my favorite ...

A megadrought that occurred 4,200 years ago had catastrophic impacts, potentially wiping out early empires and leading to ...