Why does Northeast India get so much rain? Geography expert Upma Chaturvedi explains the science and challenges behind the region’s extreme monsoons.

Quasars are some of the brightest objects in the universe. A quasar is powered by large amounts of matter falling into the ...

Nepal is home to eight of the tallest mountains in the world including Mount Everest. A high level of glaciers melting in the Himalayan mountains because of global warming has raised signficant ...

A high level of glaciers melting in the Himalayan mountains because of global warming has raised significant concerns. Scientists have warned the Himalayan mountains could lose up to 80% of their ...

Mount Everest, located in the Himalayan Mountain Range, is the tallest mountain in the world. It reaches an elevation of 29,032 feet. The mountain itself is nestled between Nepal and Tibet ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — (AP) — An environment conference opened in Nepal on Friday to discuss global climate change, including the impact on the highest Himalayan peaks where snow and ice are melting.

Himalayan pink salt is mined in the Himalayan Mountains of Pakistan and is pink because it contains trace minerals, like iron oxide. It contains around 80 other minerals that are not found in ...