Glacial ice carves its way downhill.

If there is a trekking 'holy grail', it is a route through the remotest peaks of the Great Himalaya Range that joins all the major trekking regions in Nepal. Following five years of research treks, ...

Space images reveal Himalayan glaciers flowing downhill, a dynamic process previously unseen. These ice masses feed vital ...

How and when do mountains grow? It is tempting to think of mountain formation as something that takes place only extremely gradually, on timescales of tens of millions of years. One tectonic plate ...

Scientists may have just toppled a 100-year-old theory about what holds up the highest mountain range on Earth, new research shows. The Himalayan mountains formed in the collision between the Asian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most visitors don’t consider the Himalaya a wildlife destination, but the world’s highest mountains hold a surprising amount of ...