Himalayas formation may have destroyed at least 30% of continental crust in collision zone. Story by Hannah Bird • 1w. E arth's continents are slowly moving across the planet's surface due to ...

From ancient limestone caves to surreal rock formations, explore 5 lesser-known natural marvels near Shimla that reveal the ...

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. Standing at nearly 9,000 meters tall and growing more each day, the Himalayas are the world’s largest and also youngest mountain range. It notably includes Mount ...

The same cause probably accounts for the Himalayan rock basins, as there are abundant proofs that the elevatory movement has been far from uniform, and that the variations in its intensity have ...

Former director of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and consultant with the Himachal’s energy department, LN Aggarwal, ...

Not just unique formations, Hyderabad is also perhaps the only major city in India with a diverse collection of rock paintings. Some of the rocks dotting its landscape today go back to over 2. 5 ...

Are there similarities between the extinctions recorded in rock remnants from the end Permian period and the Anthropocene now? Yes. About 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period ...

Climbing Mount Everest is one of the most difficult feats known to humankind, but the treacherous expedition is getting even more challenging due to climate change, according to experts.

The Kosi River in the Himalayas once captured part of a tributary: the Arun River. It set off a chain of geological events that reshaped the landscape, a new study has found.