In October 2024, Ron Gutman visited Bhutan to learn more about human happiness. He is an adjunct Stanford professor, inventor ...

The sun has slid behind the mountains looming over Thimphu ... Singye Wangchuck ascended the throne in 1972, Bhutan suffered from some of the highest poverty, illiteracy, and infant-mortality ...

Some of the world’s borders are just . . . weird. You know this very well if you’re a traveler, a student of history, or ...

Bhutan is a real-life Shangri-La with near ... You have to get over 11 high passes in the Himalayas, the world’s tallest mountains. That means you climb several thousand feet, then descend ...

The red panda is a charismatic animal that’s shrouded in mystery and notoriously difficult to find, and therefore a perfect ...

The investigation extended beyond the Dagala range, encompassing four other interior mountain regions in Bhutan. Notably ... eclipsing previous records—previously, the highest treeline in the northern ...

Most of the 10 highest capital cities in the world are located at the foot of mountainous areas in their respective countries ...

That northwest parcel, which includes Kula Kangri mountain, is often cited as covering some 400 square kilometers (154 sq miles). In its response to CNN, Bhutan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ...

The Himalaya, the highest mountain range in the world, was formed 50 million years ago. The brilliant peaks stretch across ...

We are vulnerable, and the effects of climate change are already affecting our entire region. The fact that we are fast ...

This appeal comes as northern India has been witnessing a rise in pollution with New Delhi’s air quality hitting a ‘severe’ ...

A documentary examining Bhutan, the tiny Himalayan kingdom that ... Along the way, the country’s misty mountain vistas and simplified, spiritual way of life are highlighted.