Himalayan

The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; Sanskrit: [ɦɪmaːlɐjɐ]; from Sanskrit himá 'snow, frost', and ā-laya 'dwelling, abode'), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

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The Himalayan tree landscape is shifting—and so are its ecosystems

Himalayan Glaciers Are Melting 65% Faster Than Just 10 Years Ago

Rising Temperatures Speeding Up Himalayan Glacier Loss

The presence of the manul, a cold-adapted wild cat the size of a domestic cat, has been confirmed on the slopes of the world’s highest mountain. The confirmation by DNA testing of scat samples marks the first time the elusive cat has been formally recorded in Nepal’s eastern Himalayan region.

Amazon deforestation may shrink Himalayan snow and Antarctic ice

Dwindling Himalayan glaciers feed ten major Asian rivers that support over a billion people. And many are nearly impossible to monitor, so scientists are turning to NASA's Landsat program. “Space technology is the only technology with which we can access points deep inside the Himalayan terrain.”

Himalayan glaciers melting at 'exceptional rate'

Himalayan Glaciers Melting at “Exceptional Rate” – Water Supply for Millions of People Threatened

Himalayan bats are functionally less diverse at high than at lower elevations, but show the same evolutionary diversity

Cancer Drug Derived From Himalayan 'Caterpillar Fungus' Smashes Early Clinical Trial

Long-term Himalayan glacier study

Rock glaciers will slow Himalayan ice melt

Satellite-based monitoring is needed to prepare for catastrophic Himalayan floods

A Deadly Torrent of Debris Flows From a Himalayan Mountain

Hundreds of skeletons fill this remote Himalayan lake. How did they get there?

Higher Elevation Himalayan Songbirds Sport Thicker Down “Jackets” to Survive the Cold

Deadly Himalayan Flood Shows Perils of Mountain Warming

18 dead and hundreds missing in catastrophic Himalayan avalanche