By virtue of being so young, the mountains are also some of the world’s tallest, with relatively less erosion.

The Himalayas stand as Earth’s highest mountain range, possibly the highest ever. How did it form? Why is it so tall? You might think understanding big mountain ranges requires big measurements ...

A vast railway line will be made up of tunnels passing through 105 miles (170km) above the clouds - if Beijing's project ever ...

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit north of Kathmandu, Nepal, around Bhairab Kunda in the Sindhupalchok District. The German Research Center recorded a 5.6 magnitude and the U.S. Geological Survey a 5.5.

This article uncovers the highest mountains in Asia and their breathtaking altitudes, with the Himalayas' peaks dominating ...

A British tourist has died while trekking with a friend in the Himalayan mountains in northern India. The two British men were hiking in "extremely difficult terrain" near the village of Thathri in ...

The Himalayas stretch across both Nepal and India. This huge mountain range is famous for its tall peaks, including Mount ...

Since the sediments were lightweight, instead of sinking along with the plate, they crumpled into mountain ranges—the Himalayas. By 10 million years ago the two continents were in direct ...

CHENNAI: Images of melting glaciers are perhaps the most common representation of climate change. Glaciers around the world ...

Mount Everest is part of the Himalayan mountain range in Asia where many of the world’s tallest mountains are found. Earth’s surface is made up of different sections called tectonic plates.