"The Tibetan Plateau was previously thought to be uninhabitable during the last glacial maximum," said Li. Evidence found in the region shows that humans lived on the Tibetan Plateau before and after ...

yet those in northern Tibet are expanding at an unprecedented rate. Decades of satellite observations have revealed a striking trend: the lakes in the northern Tibetan Plateau are increasing both ...

Adorable baby foxes emerged from their den to play on the vast Tibet Plateau. Footage shows the trio of cubs slipping out of their nest and exploring the terrains together in Qinghai, China.

Most of Asia's major rivers find their source on the Tibetan plateau. However as the global temperature rises, Tibet’s glaciers are melting and grassland permafrost is thawing at an alarming rate.

Tibet is situated on the Tibet Plateau, which includes parts of neighboring Chinese provinces Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu and Yunnan. These areas used to be part of Tibet until Chinese rule.

Camouflage is a common defensive strategy among animals. By modifying their coloration and patterning, animals evade ...

The first definitive evidence of Middle Paleolithic Quina technology in East Asia has been uncovered in the Longtan site in ...

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau occupies an enormous area of Asia and is known as the Roof of the World, owing to an average elevation that exceeds 4,500 m. Located at the heart of the Himalayas ...

The best time to visit Tibet is from June to August. Situated high on a plateau, Tibet experiences low temperatures and frost for the majority of the year. Summer is the only time where ...

Recent research by Chinese scientists highlights the significant effects of global climate change over the past 36 years on the lakes of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, including expansion, increased ...

"These changes have, in turn, affected local climate and livelihoods, leading to increased regional precipitation and posing risks of lakes overflowing and breaching, which could harm infrastructure, ...