Lifestyle can shape the composition of beneficial bacteria and other microorganisms within the mouth, according to a new ...

Considering the strategic location of Nepal vis-à-vis India, the historic, cultural and religious commonality between the two ...

This story appears in the June 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. EDITOR’S NOTE This story went to press before the earthquake struck Nepal on April 25. The kumaris in the Kathmandu ...

The Kulung people of eastern Nepal have used the honey for centuries as a cough syrup and an antiseptic, and the beeswax has found its way into workshops in the alleys of Kathmandu, where it is ...

Despite progress in infrastructure development, cross-border social engagement has been hindered. This can be rectified by ...

Nepal is fighting a surge in dengue cases, a potentially deadly disease once unheard of in the country's high-altitude ...

The burning of medical waste poses a serious health and environmental danger. Hospitals in Nepal have started turning this hazardous waste into cooking gas. Hospital staff close to the incinerator ...

The South Asian University's two-day festival provided a platform for intellectual exchange and dialogue, reinforcing how ...

Authorities in Uttarakhand and Nepal have said several forest fires ... we are doing our best but the fires are on difficult geography like mountain slopes and the dry weather and people ...

In this partial wrap about the region’s borders -- call it South Asia’s ring of fire -- let us begin with a cheeky backhand ...

An international study has found how the microbes in our mouths are connected to the lifestyles we lead and the food we eat.