Decades ago, a Chinese village became an official symbol of revolutionary “self-reliance.” The slogan hasn’t changed, but ...

The Pamir Mountains, often called Bam-i-Duniya in Persian, meaning "Roof of the World," form one of the highest plateaus on Earth.

"If the Red Army could march through hunger and gunfire, how could I give up halfway?" With this quiet conviction, ...

A large group of area residents experienced a visit from a History Alive! re-enactor performing as internationally renowned ...

A Human History’, Ed Douglas blends geology, religion and politics to show how the mountains shaped (and were shaped by) people.

A team of researchers has uncovered a remarkably intact impact structure that is now known as the Jinlin crater.

In 1965, a covert US-CIA and Indian mission to install a plutonium-powered spy device on Nanda Devi failed due to severe ...

For instance, in English we use sense or feel. In German, there are several corresponding words, one of which is wahrnehmen, ...

Amassive chain of extinct volcanoes has been discovered deep below southern China, revealing a hidden piece of Earth’s ...

Chinese scientists have become the first to visit one of Earth’s most remote and geologically intriguing realms: an ...

Ancient Engineering That Defied Time The Great Wall stretches over 13,000 miles across the northern borders of China and was ...

At a time when development often deepens inequality, the tiny Himalayan kingdom is trying to modernize without losing its ...