Tiny deer among 350 new species found in Himalayas

The world's smallest deer, a flying frog and catfish that stick to rocks — as well as more than 350 other species — have been discovered over the past decade in the Himalayas, making it one of the world's most biologically rich regions, an environmental group said Monday.

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"Only five decades have passed between the old and the new photographs and the changes are dramatic," says Byers. "Many small glaciers at low altitudes have disappeared entirely and many larger ones have lost around half of their volume.

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The WWF report The Eastern Himalayas – Where Worlds Collide details discoveries made by scientists from various organizations between 1998 and 2008 in a region reaching across Bhutan and north-east India to the far north of Myanmar as well as Nepal and southern parts of Tibet A …

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Quadruplet births are rare for pandas, but the four cubs, three males and one female, were born on July 9th to Sophia and He-Ping. They are native to the Himalayas.

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Over 350 new species including the world's smallest deer, a "flying frog" and a 100-million-year-old gecko have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas, a biological treasure trove.

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Because of its importance as a water source for the most populous parts of the world, the Himalayan and Tibetan region will be the bellwether for any progress that can be made on this vital resource issue.

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Most ancient civilizations grew along the banks of rivers. Even today, millions of people all over the world live on the banks of rivers and depend on them for their survival...

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Since China underwent a series of reforms back in the 1970s, the world has been witnessing sporadic symptoms of its widening presence in South Asia, particularly in the contexts of India and Pakistan.

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A fighter jet can travel at 150bl/sec; the Space Shuttle at its fastest reaches 207bl/sec; but when it's diving, the Anna's hummingbird tops the lot at 383bl/sec. More Articles

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In 1990, an analyst remarked in his report that, "by making water the main issue of contention, we could undertake to resolve other contentious issues. For example, by treating the Chenab River as the frontier we could establish the geographical boundaries of Kashmir.

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South Africa says it has barred the Dalai Lama from a peace conference later this week, citing its relationship with China and saying now is not the time for such a high-profile visit. More Articles

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"Today, the religion, culture, language and identity, which successive generations of Tibetans have considered more precious than their lives, are nearing extinction," said the Dalai Lama, 73, the spiritual leader of the Tibetans. More Articles

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In the Himalayan fastnesses Jesus was instructed in yoga and the highest spiritual life, receiving the spiritual name "Isha," which means Lord, Master, or Ruler, a descriptive title often applied to God, as in the Isha Upanishad. Isha is also a particular title of Shiva.19

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Jesus in the Himalayas

This was an interesting, and topical, documentary on Discovery Channel. It questioned whether Jesus ever really visited the Himalayas, featuring evidence of a preacher who appeared and called himself Sesu.

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User gets dumped by Facebook

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A British woman plans to make a parachute jump over Mount Everest hoping to become the first woman ever to skydive over the world's highest peak, organizers said Sunday.

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We were on a mission to film a honey bee so colossal it can survive at incredible altitudes in the Himalayas. To make things more difficult, these bees have a sting to match, and they build their huge three-metre-long nests high on sheer cliff faces.

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At least one expert believe it could be the most important proof yet that the giant apelike beast is more than mere folklore.

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Wildlife painter Polyanna Pickering was shown what is believed to be a 100-year-old yeti scalp at a remote monastery in the Himalayas. Seeder's Note: is this the same yeti scalp that was featured on the show Destination Truth?

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Nepal bans trekkers from Everest Base Camp

NEPAL, Namche Bazaar - After banning journalists from reporting on the Chinese Olympic Torch relay to the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepalese side of the border, the Nepalese authorities have now also banned trekkers from visiting the popular Everest Base Camp, situated on  …

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Awe-inspiring images of our planet erupting, melting and more

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Hurricanes and tornadoes have seasons, but do earthquakes? They do in the Himalayas, and it's during the winter.

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WE are on the edge of a mountain 1,500 metres high in the Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand. Vijay Jardhari is picking beans in his backyard. Almost magically, from every pod a differently coloured seed jumps into my hand – red, yellow, brown, black, white, spotted, speckled.

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More than 100 mountain climbers who were stranded in northern India's Himalayas, including several from Russia and Germany, have been rescued by the Indian Air Force, officials said Tuesday.

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Guys associated with mountaineering, travel and exploration are quite familiar with 'Yeti.' The mysterious footprint dubbed Yeti was photographed in the Nepal- Tibet border region of the Himalayas in 1951 by a team of mountaineers heading for Everest.

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Four photographs of a footprint, said to be that of the fabled Yeti, are being auctioned today. The mysterious footprint was photographed in the Menlung Basin in the Himalayas in 1951.

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