1+ week, 3+ day ago  (97+ words) news. cgtn. com Hot Take: How Lhasa is turning barren mountains green In Lhasa, the capital of China's Xizang Autonomous Region, barren slopes are turning green. Since 2018, workers at elevations above four thousand meters have planted more than 55 million trees…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (472+ words) Free meandering river bends in the upper Himalayas are accelerating their migration. /CMG A Chinese-led scientific study has found that global warming is significantly accelerating the bending, migration and reshaping of rivers in the high-altitude Himalayas, offering new evidence of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (304+ words) China's first large-scale science museum dedicated to modern glaciers opened to the public on Friday at the northwestern Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, offering visitors an immersive window into the frozen giants that feed the region's inland water system. The Bayi Glacier Science…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (380+ words) A general view of a rough natural diamond at De Beers in Gaborone, Botswana, May 4, 2026. /VCG A new study led by South Africa's University of Cape Town (UCT) has uncovered fresh clues about the origin of some of the world's…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (137+ words) news. cgtn. com Healing apple-green color of the Chaerhan Salt Lake, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. Chen Hongyu/CGTN As night approaches, the salt lakes fade into quiet shades of green and blue, Emerald Lake…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (478+ words) Mountains near the Zugspitze ski resort outside Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, August 20, 2025. /VCG March 21 marks the World Day for Glaciers. Glaciers are essential to Earth's ecosystem. They serve as freshwater reservoirs, regulate sea levels and support biodiversity. Glaciers act as nature's water…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (689+ words) The canyons of the Pamir Plateau, China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 8, 2026. /CFP Editor's note: Xin Ping is a commentator on international affairs for CGTN. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN. I had…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (382+ words) An international research team has established the first comprehensive identity archive for 207 known subglacial volcanoes in Antarctica, marking a significant advancement in polar research and providing a crucial public data product for the global scientific community. This landmark study was…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (200+ words) Ice Memory Sanctuary is being built in Antarctica for ice cores. /VCG European researchers began operating the first global repository of mountain ice cores in Antarctica on Wednesday, aiming to preserve irreplaceable climate records as global warming accelerates glacier melt....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (250+ words) A satellite image of a tropical storm. /VCG Chinese researchers recently presented a storm nowcasting system based on satellite data and AI techniques, achieving effective convection nowcasting up to four hours in advance. This breakthrough, published in the journal Proceedings…...