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

Rising a couple of millimetres per year on average, Mt Everest is having a growth spurt. A new study suggests that a "pirated ...

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 ...

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

Several small Japanese teams are currently in Nepal, leading some of the most interesting expeditions of the season. The ...

Mountains are in constant motion. That includes the world’s tallest peak, Mt. Everest, in the Himalayas. It’s added an extra 160 feet in the past 89,000 years, according to a new study. Adam Smith, a ...

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

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

Mt. Everest, the world's highest mountain standing 29,029 feet, is growing due to a convergence of rivers and pressure from ...

Celebrated climber Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja today scaled Mt Shishapangma becoming the fastest climber in the world to complete all ...

VMPL New Delhi [India] October 4 India first professional mountaineer Arjun Vajpai is set to climb Mt Shisha Pangma the world ...

Renowned Sherpa climber today scripted a history in mountain climbing becoming the first Nepali mountaineer to scale all 14 ...