The Somalayas are the biggest mountain range you will never see
Why we are predicting the mountains of the far future, and what it can tell us about the world today.
Primary Results
Why it is so hard to predict where and when earthquakes will strike
Nepal may have had a well-known history of earthquakes but predicting when and where a major seismic event will strike is an ongoing challenge.
Climate change threatens more than two‑thirds of rabbit species
Rabbits and hares will flee towards the poles as global warming changes the places they once called home.
The Ganges River is drying faster than ever – here’s what it means for the region and the world
Climate change and overuse are creating a crisis for south Asia’s most important river.
Central Asia risks becoming a hyperarid desert in the near future
We found evidence of irreversible ecological breakdown millions of years ago – this time round, we should heed the warning signs.
China plans to build the world’s largest dam – but what does this mean for India and Bangladesh downstream?
The Yarlung Tansgpo / Brahmaputra dam shows we often don’t know how to deal with rivers that cross national borders.
Silk Road trading helped produce the modern horse
The Silk Road snaked across continents for more than a thousand years, shaping civilisations in East and West. Famously trodden by Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan, the trade route brought riches to…
On Everest, climbers pay to take risks while Sherpas take risks to get paid
Climbing season on Mount Everest was due to enter its busiest time of year: the May “weather window”. But all has come to a halt on the world’s highest mountain following the worst-ever accident – an avalanche…
Many feared dead as second quake hits devastated Nepal
What led to the second major earthquake to hit Nepal in less than a month?
The East Asian monsoon is many millions of years older than we thought
Scientists have reconstructed the monsoon over 145m years – and found it predates the Himalayas.
Secondary Results
