The Hengduan Mountains are known for their biological diversity, spanning deep rivers to tall peaks, and their weather, which ranges from the subtropical humidity of the summer monsoons to cold ...

July 30 (UPI) --Alpine flora found on China's Hengduan Mountains, near the Tibetan Plateau, has been evolving for longer than alpine flora found anywhere else on Earth, according to a new survey ...

In a new paper in PNAS, a team has put forth compelling quantitative evidence in favor of the hypothesis, analyzing thousands of plant species from China's Hengduan Mountains and adjacent regions.

A plant press used by researchers in the Hengduan Mountains Image courtesy of the Field Museum, Deren Eaton China’s Hengduan Mountain range boasts one of the most biodiverse plant communities in ...

Researchers examined the plant life in the China's Hengduan Mountains, the Himalaya Mountains, and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Using DNA to build family trees of species, they learned that the ...

For plants, the world's most species-rich temperate alpine biota occurs in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), Himalaya, and the Hengduan Mountains (THH). Threatened by global warming, alpine species ...

A plant press used by the researchers doing fieldwork in the Hengduan Mountains. (Photo courtesy of Deren Eaton) A plant press used by the researchers doing fieldwork in the Hengduan Mountains. (Photo ...

The "Nova" episode weaves two stories together: One is an easy-on-the-eyes expedition to China's Hengduan Mountains, considered the most biodiverse temperate forest on Earth. This is where plant ...