Tibetan Plateau

When airlines plan their routes for long trips to Asia, they avoid flying over Tibet in China despite this autonomous region's vast size. It's a curious thing that catches people's attention and causes people to wonder about this. Tibet is...

Scientists have uncovered more than 900 unknown species of microbes living inside glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau which could spark a wave of new pandemics if released. Analysis of the microbes' genomes revealed that some have the potential to spawn...