Shaligram found in Nepal's Kali Gandaki River contain fossils of ancient marine animals called ammonites.

In kusunda language,there isn't any straightforward words for yes and no.

Yarsagumba is a remarkable combination of a caterpilla larva and parasitic fungi.

A small,nocturnal mammal-Linsang was first documented in Nepal in 1847,but a verified photographic record didnn't emerge until 2017.

In Nepal's traditional Newar architecture,a torana is an ornamental structure above a doorway. It may depict sacred symbols,deities turning an ordinary entrance into a meaningful symbol.

In some Himalayan communities,including historically documented communities in upper mustang ,brother practised fraternal polyandry-a marrige in hich two or mote brothers share one wife. This was done to keep families together across generations.