Scientists have uncovered evidence that the vanished Tethys Ocean may have sculpted Central Asia’s mountainous landscape ...

A new international study led by Lander Van Tricht (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, ETH Zürich), shows that glaciers in Central ...

The vast sea that vanished millions of years ago didn't just disappear quietly. New research shows it may have pushed up ...

Snowfall shortages are now destabilizing some of the world’s last resilient glaciers, as shown by a new study in Tajikistan’s Pamir Mountains. Using a monitoring station on Kyzylsu Glacier, ...

This study is led by Dr. Sha Yingying, Dr. Shi Zhengguo, and their colleagues from the State Key Laboratory of Loess Science at the Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The ...

The northern Tian Shan mountains viewed from Lake Issyk-Kul. Credit: Ryskeldi Satke The Tian Shan mountains, also known as the water tower of Central Asia, are a crucial source of water for regional ...

Millions of years ago, when the Earth was still finding its way toward what it looks like today, it was the blue planet - quite literally. The Earth was covered in raging oceans across its giant ...

Scientists have found that Central Asia had large mountain ranges during the Cretaceous period, a time when dinosaurs lived. However, defying earlier belief, they now say that climate or movements ...

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Sonam Sherpa doing research on the Yala glacier in the Central Himalaya region of High Mountain Asia. The Yala glacier has shrunk in area by nearly 70% since the 1970s due to climate change. Glaciers ...