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"We know very little about viruses and microbes in these extreme environments, and what is actually there," Thompson said. "The documentation and understanding of that is extremely important: How do bacteria and viruses respond...

The world’s top producer of cobalt is the Democratic Republic of Congo, where some 40,000 children as young as four toil with their parents for less than $2 a day up to 12 hours a day...

China is taking steps to clean up Mount Everest amid growing concerns about trash accumulation. The base camp at the foot of the world's tallest mountain is officially closed to tourists until further notice.[...]

As global temperatures continue to rise, glaciers all over the planet are melting. Near Mt. Everest, as many as a thousand glaciers are melting so quickly that they are creating enormous lakes in the valleys. The Khumbu Glacier...

In China, like most other developed countries, premium bottled water represents a hefty market share. This isn’t a vending machine beverage we’re talking about; most of that is just tap water anyway. We’re talking about...

Across the Himalayas, rural farmers and villagers rely on open, wood-fuelled fires inside their homes to cook their meals. The sheer amount of smoke created in these unventilated homes makes thousands of people ill every...

The installation is meant to represent freedom, but is immobilized like a trapped animal inside one of the lower gun galleries of the penitentiary’s New Industries Building, and can only be seen from above...

China just solidified its position as a leader in renewable energy by installing the world's highest wind farm! To accomplish the feat, Chinese energy developer Longyuan Power installed five wind turbines in Tibet at a height...

China just solidified its position as a leader in renewable energy by installing the world's highest wind farm! To accomplish the feat, Chinese energy developer Longyuan Power installed five wind turbines in Tibet at a height...

More than 400 hydroelectric schemes are planned in the mountain region, which could be a disaster for the environmentThe future of the world's most famous mountain range could be endangered by a vast dam-building project,...

Read the rest of Rudanko & Kankkunen Complete Rammed Earth Ringa Mountain Farm Pavilion in Shangri-la, Tibet Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: global development, green architecture, Green Building,...

Reposted from Jo Nova’s site Chinese 2485 year tree ring study shows shows sun or ocean controls climate, temps will cool til 2068 A blockbuster Chinese study of Tibetan Tree rings by Lui et al 2011 shows, with detail,...

Read the rest of Chinese Architects Tap Tibetan Expertise in Award-Winning Niyang River Visitor Center Design Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecture in Stone Award 2011, Beijing, china, Daylighting,...

Mega-dam on Yarlung Tsangpo river would save 200m tonnes of CO2 but could spark conflict over downstream water supplyChinese hydropower lobbyists are calling for construction of the world's biggest hydro-electric project...

Reports say security forces opened fire during a protest against a resettlement plan to make way for a hydroelectric dam in Sichuan