It is no secret from any traveller that India is a land of dramatic contrasts. However, only a few know that there is one place that feels almost unreal in how effortlessly it can blend extreme.

On a high-altitude trail leading to the thousand-year-old Karsha monastery in Zanskar, scientists from the Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ) stood shoulder to shoulder with Ladakhi monks. A ...

Snow leopards are often called “ghosts of the mountains,” and for good reason: They’re notoriously difficult to spot. But researchers behind a recent study used a comprehensive set of methods — from ...