Three such collision zones form the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau, the European Alps and the Zagros Mountains in Iran, Iraq and Turkey, originating during the Cenozoic (last 66 million years).

One of the most striking applications of garnet research has been in unraveling the formation of the Alps and the Himalayas. In the Italian Alps, garnets containing coesite—a mineral formed ...

after he and his climbing partner ascended the Langtang Lirung mountain in the Himalayas – the 99th-highest peak in the world. The 34-year-old mountaineer had previously climbed in the Alps ...

High in the Himalaya, a desert is turning green ... Last year he built Europe’s first ice stupa, in the Swiss Alps, and this year he’ll work on refreezing a glacial lake in India to halt ...

The newly-opened restaurant that brings a variety of modernist Himalayan flavours to the plate is now expanding the alpine savours to wines. The new ‘Alps and Himalayas’ menu features globally ...