The snow and ice stored within the magnificent arc of high-altitude glaciers in the Greater Himalaya are crucial sources of seasonal water for almost every major river system of Asia, from the Indus ...

China recently announced plans to build the largest hydropower dam in the world, with a capacity to generate three times more ...

The Brahmaputra River flows through China, India and Bangladesh. It is important for providing freshwater and irrigation to agricultural land. Asia is a very large continent so its climate can be ...

which shares the same river system in Southeast Asia. But this less celebrated species is a remarkable fish in its own right and, at 5 feet (1.5 meters) and 99 pounds (45 kilograms), it has no ...