After the end of the Rana regime in 1951, Nepal opened its doors to the world. The United Nations Food and Agriculture ...

As global temperatures rise, glaciers are melting, creating dangerous glacial lakes. These lakes pose risks to downstream communities and infrastructure.

The United Nations' new report highlights that the rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers has increased the vulnerability of ...

Satellite analyses by Suhora Technologies, which monitors 33,000 lakes across the Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra basins, ...

Accelerating glacier melt could trigger an avalanche of cascading impacts on economies, ecosystems and communities.

A glacial lake outburst flood in the Himalayas in October 2023 damaged more than 30 bridges and destroyed a 200-foot-high (60-meter) hydropower plant. Residents had little warning. By the time the ...

Climbers can still attempt Cho Oyu from the difficult Nepal side, where success is rare, but Shisha Pangma lies totally ...

In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe's Alps and Pyrenees lost 40% of ...

Kiaria, a seven-year-old Chinese red panda, transferred to Utah’s Hogle Zoo from the Toledo Zoo in Ohio, based on a breeding ...

SLF researchers are training Indian specialists to use satellite data and computer models to identify impending natural hazards and areas that could ...

Thousands of jobs at Mount Everest may soon be at risk after plans to replace humans with Chinese drones were announced.