Asia is warming at twice the global average, impacting economies and ecosystems, according to the WMO. The year 2024 saw a ...

"Diverse findings of this study highlight the adaptive genomic evolution of the gut microbiota in contributing to the plateau ...

A near-complete skull of a Denisovan, one of the closest extinct relatives of modern humans, has never been recovered – or so ...

In a remote corner of the Tibetan Plateau, surrounded by some of the world’s tallest mountains, China is planning to build the world's biggest mega dam. This $100 billion project could change the ...

Certain rivers are not only bodies of water. They are written in history, defined in culture, and are enshrined in religious texts for some people. They connect countries, mark the lives of millions, ...

Ancient proteins and DNA may peg a 146,000-year-old Chinese skull as the most complete fossil to date from Denisovans, a puzzling line of Asian hominids.

Throughout the history of the spread of Buddhism to Tibet from India, Buddhist masters and pilgrims have travelled between ...

The climbing season on Mount Everest peaks in late May and early June every year. Extreme weather patterns at this location ...

On the seabed off the coast of Taiwan, a fisherman’s dredge pulled up more than just marine life. Among the animal remains was something unexpected—a thick, heavy jawbone.

A place like the Vulture Peak seems to have preserved the peace and serenity that a man captured more than 2,500 years ago.

After starting at the Great Wall of China, the teams reached the southernmost tip of India in an epic journey across three ...

Qin Shi Huang famously sent alchemists east to Japan seeking immortality. Now, a newly discovered inscription suggests he ...