Mount Everest, also known as Chomolungma, has grown about 15 to 50 meters (50 to 164 feet) higher over the past 89,000 years than expected, according to a modeling study released Monday.

It appears Mount Everest hasn’t reached peak growth. A surprising new report has found that the world’s highest summit is growing more and more each year due to an ancient phenomenon from ...

Could flying drones make life safer on Mount Everest? Nepali officials believe so. Earlier this week, officials with the Pasang Lhamu Khumbu Rural Municipality—the local agency that oversees the ...

Microplastics, for example, have been found in snow samples from Everest, and these can be toxic for all organisms. Efforts have been made to clean up Mount Everest, but so far, the problem remains.

Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth, standing at an elevation of 8,848 meters A drone created by a Chinese manufacturer has achieved the unthinkable by capturing stunning aerial footage ...

Mount Everest is also not the only spot that is affected by this uplifting. Neighboring peaks including the world’s fourth and fifth highest peaks–Lhotse and Makalu–are also inching upwards.

An aerial view shows Camp 1 on the way to the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal, Thursday, May 1, 2025.

The Khumbu Glacier has long been the gateway to the top of Mount Everest. Now the glacier is in trouble.

Here’s how it works. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the Himalayas, but are there other mountains on Earth that have greater heights? (Image credit: Didier Marti via Getty Images) ...

The camera caught rare images of the summit of Mount Everest from above. In a statement provided to SUAS News, Wang Yuanzong, the founder of 8KRAW, said the company started performing aerial ...