A genetic mutation tied to keeping the brain healthy at high altitudes may point to a way to repair nerve damage, experiments in mice show.

Dozens of white yaks frolicked in the pristine snow of the vast Kyrgyz mountains, butting heads and locking horns as their herders watched on from their horses.

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Dozens of white yaks frolicked in the pristine snow of the vast Kyrgyz mountains, butting heads and locking horns as their ...

Nomads on the plateau in the Tibet autonomous region boost their incomes and living standards by offering trips on one of the area's most-recognizable symbols. As the first rays of the morning sun on ...

Listed as a Grade 1 species under State protection, wild yaks are found only on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. HU HUHU/XINHUA With incredible agility, 52-year-old Phurchung rushes through the creeks and ...

BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Under the touch of the petite scientist Yan Ping, the tall and powerful black yak, weighing over 400 kg, is as obedient as a lamb. Unlike other yaks, this one has no horns.

Jeffree Star said he trademarked "Star Yak Ranch" to protect his expanding business. The controversial makeup guru bought a $1.1 million Wyoming ranch and a herd of yaks. Star trademarked the brand ...

Team members lead the yaks slowly down the mountain during a border patrol in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 25, 2020. A division of Xinjiang Production and Construction ...