Tectonic plates that are causing the Himalayas to grow may also be splitting Tibet in two, study suggests

• As the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates slowly collide, the Himalayan mountains continue to rise.
• However a new study suggests the Indian plate may be peeling apart, causing a slab tear.
• Scientists say the tear could split the Himalayas, and therefore Tibet, into two pieces.

An eons-long collision that created the Himalayas, the world's tallest mountain range, may also be splitting Tibet apart into two pieces, new research suggests.