The Tibetan Plateau, often referred to as the "Water Tower of Asia", is crucial to the hydrological cycle, feeding major Asian rivers such as the Yangtze, Yellow River, Indus, and Ganges.

The scientists that discovered the remains in China believe the DNA can play a big part in unlocking the history of Tibet.

In 2004, I traveled a thousand miles in the eastern Tibetan plateau by local bus, ... The historical issues in East Asia have long been a blindspot for the United States.

The springtime persistent rainfall is the major rainy period before the onset of summer monsoon in East Asia. For example, it accounts for about 35% of the annual precipitation in South China ...

Newly sequenced ancient genomes from Yunnan, China, have shed new light on human prehistory in East Asia. In a study published in Science, a research team led by Prof. Fu Qiaomei at the Institute ...

Climate change-induced water loss in the Tibetan Plateau further challenges water security from Central to Southeast Asia. Are ‘Water Wars’ Coming to Asia? – The Diplomat ...

The Tibetan Plateau and the Rocky Mountains not only determine the evolution of SPR in East Asia and North America, respectively, but also exert a remote influence on each other's rainfall patterns.

Small areas of the Tibetan Plateau may have an outsize influence on East Asia’s climate by increasing spring rainfall by up to a quarter, researchers say. The Tibetan Plateau, often referred to ...