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Scientists have finally explained why Mount Everest is taller than it should be: an ancient river heist that's still lifting the mountain by up to…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 15, 2026
Mount Everest should not be quite this tall. Erosion wears mountains down faster than tectonic collision alone can build them back up, geologists have long known — yet Everest keeps growing. In September 2024, a team led by University College London finally…
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This is not abstract geology confined to a journal. The Arun and Kosi valleys the study is built on are the same ground the Makalu Base Camp Trek follows, climbing from subtropical rice terraces at under 1,000 metres to the foot of the world's fifth-highest…
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