Tag Archive for 'Nepal'

The Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manul). Image credit: Nicolas Fischer / CC BY 3.0.

Pallas’s Cats Inhabit Mount Everest Region, New Study Shows

Jan 26, 2023 by Natali Anderson

At least two individuals of the Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manul) live in Sagarmatha National Park, Mount Everest region, eastern Nepal, according to a...

Bista et al. explored how the red panda (Ailurus fulgens), an iconic endangered habitat specialist, behaves when faced with disturbances and habitat fragmentation. Image credit: Damber Bista.

Red Panda is Being Driven Closer to Extinction, New Study Shows

Jun 7, 2022 by News Staff

Using GPS telemetry, scientists from the University of Queensland, the University of Southern Queensland and the Red Panda Network have monitored 10 red...

Paaru, one of the red pandas tracked by the study. Image credit: James Houston, Red Panda Network.

Researchers Use GPS Collars to Track Red Pandas

Jun 14, 2020 by Sergio Prostak

An international team of scientists has conducted a GPS tracking collar study on red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) in eastern Nepal. This is the first time...

A still frame from the Patterson-Gimlin film, a famous motion picture of an unidentified subject filmed on October 20, 1967 by Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin on Bluff Creek, a tributary of the Klamath River about 25 road miles north-west of Orleans, California.

Purported Yeti Samples Are Genetically Identical to Asian Bears, DNA Study Says

Nov 30, 2017 by News Staff

The Yeti, a mysterious ‘hominid’-like creature said to inhabit the high mountains of Asia, looms large in the mythology of Nepal and Tibet. Now, a...

Scientists analyzed DNA from ancient dog remains from more than a dozen sites in North and South America. This illustration shows a Canadian Eskimo Dog by John James Audubon and John Bachman (1845-1848).

DNA Study Suggests First Dogs Were Domesticated in Central Asia

Oct 20, 2015 by News Staff

The first dogs were domesticated about 15,000 years ago in Central Asia, perhaps near present-day Nepal and Mongolia, suggests a genetic study published...

Everest and Khumbu glacier in the Dudh Koshi basin. Image credit: Patrick Wagnon.

Everest Glaciers Very Sensitive to Global Warming, Researchers Say

May 28, 2015 by News Staff

According to a team of scientists led by Dr Joseph Shea of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development in Kathmandu, Nepal, if greenhouse-gas...

Tibetans. Image credit: Antoine Taveneaux / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Genetic Study Provides New Insights into Origins of Tibetans

Feb 12, 2014 by News Staff

A new study published online in the journal Nature Communications sheds light on high-altitude adaptations in modern Tibetans. Also, it suggests that Tibetans...

Prof Robin Coningham, left, and Dr Kosh Prasad Acharya direct excavations within the Maya Devi Temple, uncovering a series of ancient temples contemporary with the Buddha. Image credit: Ira Block / National Geographic.

Oldest Buddhist Shrine Unearthed at Birthplace of Buddha in Nepal

Nov 26, 2013 by News Staff

An international team of archaeologists digging at site of the sacred Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini, Nepal, has discovered remains of a Buddhist wooden shrine...