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.

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 ...

A new study reveals how a river in the Himalayas may have caused Mount Everest to become taller than expected.

Earth's highest peak has gained as much as an extra 165 feet in elevation as the planet's crust adjusts due to erosion from a ...

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

This is what the new research argues, but fundamentally it is earthquakes that push mountains higher. When the megathrust ...

Essentially, the immense pressure and force generated by the collision causes the crust to thicken, resulting in the uplift ...

The persistent process of erosion is powerful enough to cause the world’s most intimidating mountain range to rise slowly up ...

Highlighting the urgent need to transform food systems in the Hindu Kush Himalayan countries to meet the triple challenges of climate change, nature loss, and acute food insecurity, experts have ...

During Shardiya Navratri, people often switch to satvik food, including sendha namak, also known as Himalayan salt. This salt ...

As families across Cambodia celebrated the cherished traditions of Kan Ben and Pchum Ben with joyous reunions, Tiv Dararith ...