Zoological Survey of India scientists discovered two new lichen moth species—*Caulocera hollowayi* and *Asura buxa*—in the eastern Himalayas. The findings, published in *Zootaxa*, enhance understandin ...

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 ...

During the coldest part of the winter in the Himalyas, the snow density is the same as the famed Wasatch powder. The storm rolled into the valley warm and wet. After 24 hours of howling winds ...

New report says Himalayas were once seafloor islands. Oct. 5, 2008 — -- Home to hundreds of the world's loftiest mountains, including Everest, the Himalayas take their name from a Sanskrit word ...

Scientists warn that a crack in Africa could create giant mountains in the future that could surpass the Himalayas.

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What is it like to travel through the Himalayas, a region of stunning landscapes, immense cultural diversity, and varying levels of economic development? In her recent book “High: A Journey Across the ...

Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered two new species of lichen moths in the eastern Himalayan region. The newly identified species — Caulocera hollowayi S Singh, N ...