Located in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, Namtso Lake is regarded by Tibetans as the "heavenly lake". Standing ...

Border tensions between India and China are tightly linked to Tibet’s complex history and strategic significance. China’s occupation of Tibet in 1950 erased the buffer that once separated the two ...

The kiang, the wild donkey of the Tibetan Plateau, is known for its resilience, speed, and extraordinary survival instincts, thriving in one of the harshest environments on Earth. These animals endure ...

A 2023 scientific study even found an atmospheric connection between the Tibetan Plateau and the Amazon rainforest — proof that the world’s environmental fate is tied to Tibet’s future.

A team of researchers led by Prof. Wang Wei from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has revealed how unique native plant life on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) has ...

China is weaponizing infrastructure—dams, roads, railways, and digital—to reshape the Tibetan Plateau and coerce neighbors like India and Nepal. This report analyzes how China’s infrastructure ...

At an ancient site in southern China, a 7,100-year-old body sheds light on the origins of people in the Tibetan Plateau. Qiaomei Fu Chinese Academy of Sciences For tens of thousands of years, the ...

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual leader of Tibet. His book “Voice for the Voiceless: Over Seven Decades of Struggle With China for My Land and My People” will be released ...

There are some 60 languages spoken on the Tibetan Plateau. But harsh Chinese policies mean many minority languages may not be passed down to future generations.

A new study reveals that Tibetan communities have developed unique adaptations to survive in the low-oxygen conditions of the Tibetan Plateau.

From their B Corp-certified atelier in a remote Tibetan village, Norlha’s yak wool textiles—beloved by the likes of Hermès—are used to create ethical luxury fashion and homewares.

Denisovans survived and thrived on the high-altitude Tibetan plateau for more than 100,000 years, according to a new study that deepens scientific understanding of the enigmatic ancient humans ...