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The Earth is shifting, Tibet shows signs of being torn in two
A new study suggests that something powerful enough to split the Tibetan plateau could lurk beneath the Himalayas.
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Why is Hoh Xil called the 'human forbidden area'?
Located on the Tibetan plateau, Hoh Xil has an average altitude of over 4,500 meters, with many peaks over 6,000 meters high.
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3D printed 180 m high hydroelectric dam on the Tibetan plateau
Chinese researchers are using artificial intelligence to turn a dam project in Qinghai province into the world's largest 3D printer.
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The most remote places in the world are inhabited
There are very few people in remote and remote areas on Earth, it takes many days to reach.
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Hunt for cordyceps in the Tibetan plateau
On the peaks of the Tibetan plateau, nomadic people crawled in the middle of the grass to search for Cordyceps, a rare oriental medicine made from parasitic fungi.
Archeology
The Tibetan Plateau advanced in stages
The Tibetan Plateau - the largest and highest plateau, surrounded by the highest mountains in the world - challenged geologists for a long time trying to understand how…
Biology
Tibetans evolve the fastest in the world
Life on a height of 4,900 m forces Tibetans to evolve very quickly to survive.
Animal world
The world's snake living snake holds the secret of human survival?
Researchers found that Tibetan snakes have genetic changes to survive in harsh environments.
Environment
Ice melts in Tibet and threatens Vietnam
A series of glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are melting and that situation could have a negative impact on Vietnam and many other Asian countries.
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Highest salt lake in the world
Ho Zhari Namco is located at an altitude of 4,700m above sea level, as such