The average percentage change in river discharge, or river flow, per year, is increasing over much of High Mountain Asia. Red and orange represent decreases in river discharge and blue represents ...

The Indus or Harappan Civilisation was a Bronze Age society that developed mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia from 5300 to 3300 years ago, at about the same time as urban civilisations ...

High in the Himalayas, glacial lakes and bodies of water are growing, and the landscape is responding in dangerous ways. As meltwater carves new lakes into the mountains, scientists are concerned ...

The Brahmaputra River is one of the mightiest and most beautiful rivers in the world. It is frequently referred to as the “Sky River of the Himalayas.” The source of the Brahmaputra River is located ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Conservation geneticist Adarsh Man Sherchan is one of the leading experts keeping track of the impacts that Nepal’s dozens of dams are having on ...

Pioneering University of Stirling-led research has revealed the diverse and damaging impact Himalayan balsam has on river ecosystems. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.

There are considerable differences in total runoff between the GCMs (Supplementary Figs S9–S10). For the Baltoro these are mostly dependent on whether net glacier melt has already reached the peak, ...

Punjab Himalayas lie between Which Rivers? As we know, the Himalayas are divided into four different longitudinal extents of different regional sections, which are the Punjab Himalayas, the Kumaon ...

Much of the Indus civilization developed around an extinct river, challenging ideas about how urbanization in ancient cultures developed, scientists have discovered. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation ...