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 ...

with research showing that the Himalayan mountain range could lose 80% of its glaciers by 2100. Efforts to curb warming need to happen in order to save the glaciers. "We believe that the katabatic ...

The Himalayas is the tallest mountain range in the world and a must-visit destination for avid hikers. But it is also so treacherous that planes rarely dare to fly over them. These not-so-gentle ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A mountain range is a group of mountains found on land or under the sea, and they include the Andes in South America, the Himalayas in Asia, the Alps in Europe, or even the Mid-Atlantic Ridge deep ...