A model suggests a massive uplift caused by a phenomenon called “river piracy” partly explains Everest’s impressive height ...

Model suggests a massive uplift partly explains the peak’s impressive height.

Mount Everest is growing taller every year, and new research suggests that the merger of two rivers thousands of years ago ...

A river’s shift 89,000 years ago may have added up to 160 feet to Everest’s height through erosion and crust rebound, linking ...

KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Highlighting the urgent need to transform food systems in the Hindu Kush Himalayan countries to meet the ...

The Kosi River in the Himalayas once captured part of a tributary: the Arun River. It set off a chain of geological events ...

A recent study suggests that Mount Everest's height may be increasing due to the erosion of the Arun River, located near the ...

The Himalayas stand as Earth's highest mountain range, possibly the highest ever. How did it form? Why is it so tall? You might think understanding big mountain ranges requires big ...

These peaks are some of the tallest in the world, excluding those in the Himalayas, and offer breathtaking views and ...

According to a new study, a river roughly 46 miles (75 kilometers) from Everest was "captured" by another around 89,000 years ...

Mount Everest is having a growth spurt, but it’s not the only mountain getting taller. The Rocky Mountain ranges we call home ...

“Mount Everest is a remarkable mountain of myth and legend and it’s still growing,” said study author Adam Smith in a ...