Rooted in the Buddhist teaching of the bardo − states of ‘in-between’ − the text offers a way to understand death, life and transformation as deeply intertwined.

Scientists mapped the evolution of 140 glacial lakes in Alaska and found a way to tell how much larger and destructive they can get as their glaciers melt.

The essays in a new anthology offer two distinct ways of interpreting the Promethean legacy of scientific progress.

Canada needs to move towards a carbon-neutral economy, and the biomass sectors have a key role to play in this transition.

Lack of opportunities are driving young people away from rural villages, leaving fewer people to scare away the wildlife.

China is still expanding its coal-fired power stations and depends on coal in its energy network.

The loss of the central role of people in today’s complex global systems is the greatest danger of all. In Kenya and Amdo Tibet, it can be rediscovered.

And how a new study may change how scientists think about animal hybrids.

In his latest book, Clinton Fernandes explains why the AUKUS deal is an all-too-predictable continuation of past follies.

Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs were domesticated 20,000 years ago hasn’t been as rare as scientists assumed.

Bangladesh’s ratification of the UN Water Convention could increase the nation’s legal clout in transboundary water governance.

Is Kiran Desai’s The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny the great American–Indian novel?

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order approving a deal that allows U.S. businesspeople to acquire ownership of TikTok.

The 2025 election will primarily serve to legitimise President Samia Suluhu’s new mandate.

A 2012 change has seen scores of Tibetan Buddhist nuns achieve the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The implications go beyond just higher learning.

Authoritarian nations are using new tactics, from emotional manipulation to digital surveillance, to sway diaspora attitudes in their favour.

The Motuo hydropower project will be four times the size of the gigantic Three Gorges dam, the next biggest hydropower project in the world.

A scholar of Buddhism explains why creating a digital afterlife for loved ones may cause us to miss critical moments for genuine transformation and connection.

China has announced the speeding up of a dam project in Pakistan. It follows the suspension of a key water-sharing treaty by India.

China’s climate policies aim for sustainability, but for ethnic minorities, they often bring displacement, economic strain and erosion of cultural traditions.

Access to water is one reason why China sees control over Tibet as increasingly important.

Hong Kong is marking five years of life under China’s national security law – opposition parties have disbanded, while democracy activists remain in jail or exile.

Research shows how the Dalai Lama is emerging an an unlikely inspiration for individuals who share trans and Buddhist identities.

Conservationists have to search rough terrain and thousands of automated photographs to find the elusive cats. Artificial intelligence can help them work more accurately and more efficiently.

A century after the disappearance of explorer George Mallory, his photos and diary offer a valuable baseline for investigating impacts of tourism and climate change on the Tibet side of Everest.

Discovered in a Tokyo warehouse, a long-lost ballad by Taiwanese pop star Teresa Teng rekindles memories of an icon whose voice transcended Asia’s political fault lines.

Quake-ravaged Tibet has had to contend with censorship and political repression.