The Tibetan Plateau, known as the Roof of the World, is the highest and largest plateau on Earth. Learn about its height, ...
A sacred high-altitude pilgrimage, the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra draws devotees seeking spiritual solace at one of the holiest ...
The United States is blessed with two dominant mountain ranges— the Rocky Mountains in the west and the Appalachian Mountains ...
India has achieved a major feat by completing the world’s toughest high-altitude airbase at Nyoma in Ladakh — a concrete runway that withstands minus 40°C temperatures just 50 km from the China border ...
Small mountain ponds high in the tropical Andes may be playing an outsized role in global climate change, according to new ...
The Institute for Fusion Science installed the Hyperspectral Camera for Auroral Imaging (HySCAI) in Kiruna, Sweden, in May 2023 and commenced full-scale observations in September of the same year. A ...
At 13,700 feet, India’s new Nyoma airbase near the LAC marks a turning point in its Ladakh strategy. Built for fighters like ...