In the remote mountains of Northern Vietnam lies a natural wonder like no other — the Dong Van Karst Plateau UNESCO Global ...

Small areas of the Tibetan Plateau may have an outsize influence on East Asia's climate by increasing spring rainfall by up to a quarter, researchers say.

A groundbreaking discovery in southwest China has revealed wooden tools that are believed to have been crafted by Denisovans ...

The team finds that the orographic gravity waves triggered by small-scale orography over the Tibetan Plateau contribute importantly to the spring rainfall in East Asia.

Newly sequenced ancient genomes from Yunnan, China, have shed new light on human prehistory in East Asia. In a study published in Science, a research team led by Prof. Fu Qiaomei at the Institute ...

The project is expected to advance archaeological excavation of the Piluo site to new levels, significantly boost research ...

The eastern Tibetan plateau, once largely untouched by industrial development, has been overtaken by dams, mining, and security forces.

Climate change-induced water loss in the Tibetan Plateau further challenges water security from Central to Southeast Asia.

Archaeology Human Evolution Unknown human species in East Asia used sophisticated tools at the same time Neanderthals did in Europe Opinion By Ben Marwick published 31 March 2025 ...

Ancient humans known as Denisovans hunted a wide range of animals on the Tibetan plateau, including blue sheep, yaks and snow leopards. This varied diet enabled them to thrive in the high-altitude ...

Archaeologists in China’s Yunnan province unearthed stone tools crafted in a style associated with Neanderthals that hasn’t previously been found in East Asia, study says.