Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, continues to grow every year due to an unusual river formation at its base ...

Scientists may finally have an explanation for why Mount Everest is so much taller than the other great Himalayan peaks – and ...

Mount Everest, also known as Chomolungma, has grown about 15 to 50 meters (50 to 164 feet) higher over the past 89,000 years ...

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

And, perhaps just as interesting, the answer for Everest’s growth is down at ground level — specifically the Arun River north ...

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

Mount Everest has grown up to 164 ft taller because of the combined forces of erosion and upward pressure from beneath ...

Researchers say that two rivers merged some 89,000 years ago and gave the mightiest peak in the Himalayas a huge growth spurt ...

Mount Everest, standing at 8.85 kilometres above sea level, continues to rise, according to a recent study published in ...

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

Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain standing at 8.85 km above sea level, has grown taller by around 15 to 50 metres ...

Mount Everest's increasing height is attributed to the isostatic rebound caused by the merger of the Kosi and Arun rivers ...