Tibet is situated on the Tibet Plateau, which includes parts of neighboring Chinese provinces Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu and Yunnan. These areas used to be part of Tibet until Chinese rule.

With nearly 37,000 glaciers on the Chinese side alone, the Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding arc of mountains contain the largest volume of ice outside the polar regions. This ice gives birth to ...

Researchers uncovered evidence that ancient humans survived on the Tibetan Plateau during the coldest period of the past 2.5 ...

The Tibetan Plateau, often referred to as the “roof of the world,” is witnessing a surprising transformation. Many lakes ...

Beijing: Chinese researchers have revealed that the Tibetan Plateau is expected to experience accelerated warming in the next ...