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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

Mingma Rita Sherpa was not home when the muddy torrent roared into his village in Nepal without warning, but when he returned ...

In a row of dim, humid single-story outbuildings, lingzhi spores are carefully grown into seedlings to be planted in nearby ...

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

September, as the sun began to set, the grunts of Kunzes Dolma's yaks filled the sandy streets of Chushul, a Himalayan ...

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

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