Most of Asia's major rivers find their source on the Tibetan plateau. However as the global temperature rises, Tibet’s glaciers are melting and grassland permafrost is thawing at an alarming rate.

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The Tibetan antelope plays a crucial role in biodiversity conservation on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. "So, this achievement ...

With nearly 37,000 glaciers on the Chinese side alone, the Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding ... the Ganges—rivers that over the course of history have nurtured civilizations, inspired ...

XINING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have successfully assembled the chromosome-level genome of the rare Tibetan antelope, aiming to decode the secrets behind their survival at high altitudes ...

This story appears in the August 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. The thing Silang is searching for, on hands and knees, 15,000 feet above sea level on the Tibetan plateau, is ...

Unfortunately for the Tibetan Plateau, which hosts 85% of China 's total lithium reserves, this spells disaster. Spanning over a large area that includes Ladakh, Spiti, Arunachal Pradesh and ...