China’s discovery of 20M+ tons of copper in Tibet could reshape green energy and boost its economy. Learn about the environmental and geopolitical challenges.

Southwestern parts of China, Nepal and northern India are often hit by earthquakes caused by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which are pushing up an ancient sea that is now ...

A quake of magnitude 8.0 that killed 69,227 people in May 2008 was one of China's deadliest natural disasters in decades. The ...

China has discovered vast lithium reserves, often referred to as “white gold,” in Tibet. With this discovery, China has become the world’s second-largest holder of lithium reserves, trailing ...

Archaeologists have discovered 4,800-year-old relics in the earliest known lakeside settlement in Tibet, officially the Xizang Autonomous Region of China, dating back thousands of years. The site, ...

This study addresses a novel and interesting question about how the rise of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau influenced patterns of bird migration, employing a multi-faceted approach that combines species ...

Understanding how alpine wetlands are degrading is crucial for evaluating the full impact of climate change on these fragile ...

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which are pushing up an ancient sea that is now the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau. The entire plateau is seismically active, as well as its eastern and northern rims, which overlap with the Chinese ...