High in the Himalayas, a salty, buttery brew fuels both body and spirit. More than a drink, it is a centuries-old ritual of ...

The frigid, oxygen-poor Himalayan mountains are uninhabitable for many species. Fortunately for yak, their thick wool, robust circulatory systems and hyper-efficient digestive tracts allow them to ...

Yet, for Tibet, there is no alternative ... the “world’s highest cookware factory”), tourist hotspots (ranging from yak farms to peach blossom fields) and cultural spectacles (culminating ...

Common Property and Power: Insights from a Spatial Analysis of Historical and Contemporary Pasture Boundaries among Pastoralists in Central Tibet. [Jianlin H., Richard C., Hanotte O., McVeigh, C. and ...

A yak at the Iowa Yak Ranch ... Yaks have long been used as pack animals at higher elevations in places like Tibet. Meseck said his yaks are perfectly comfortable in Iowa winters, but he ...