This is the Urtiin Duu, or "long song," a Mongolian vocal tradition recognized by UNESCO in 2005 as a shared intangible cultural heritage of China and Mongolia. The long song emerged as Mongolian ...

A festival in a frigid park on the edge of the world’s coldest capital in February might not sound like a crowd-puller – but in Mongolia an inaugural celebration of nomadic culture was in fine ...

Over a year after a devastating winter wiped out virtually his entire sheep flock, herder Zandan Lkhamsuren is still ...

Traveler interest in Mongolia is booming, even as the nomadic Kazakh lifestyle faces existential threat from drying grasslands, mining, and cultural homogenization, while eagles must increasingly ...

Infographic showing the extent of permafrost in Mongolia in 2016, compared to 1974. Photo: AFP A quarter of Mongolians still lead nomadic lives ... "I want to keep the same lifestyle as now." ...

Can Mongolian nomads survive much longer in extreme winter conditions known as "dzuds"? Or will the loss of their livestock and livelihoods force herders to abandon a way of life that dates back ...

Henry Haselock is a qualified expedition leader, adventurer and fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He has led many expeditions across the world and completed a world-first crossing on foot ...

In Mongolia the effects are stark ... A quarter of Mongolians still lead nomadic lives, but in recent decades hundreds of thousands have left the steppe for urban centres, particularly the ...