Scientists may have just toppled a 100-year-old theory about what holds up the highest mountain range on Earth, new research shows. The Himalayan mountains formed in the collision between the Asian ...
When you walk around on land, you are walking on top of Earth’s rocky crust. Below the crust is another thick layer of rock. These layers form Earth’s tectonic plates, and when those plates collide ...
Astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) shot these photographs of the Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau, and the Indo-Gangetic plain. A team of researchers at the Stanford Doerr School ...
Scientists warn that a major earthquake could strike the central Himalayan area, including Uttarakhand, at any time. This region’s complex geology and ongoing tectonic shifts make it vulnerable. The ...
The Himalayan Mountains have been in the news recently for a sudden blizzard that trapped nearly 1,000 climbers in ...