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

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

Mount Everest has been the tallest mountain in the world, likely for millions of years, but a groundbreaking study has uncovered a surprising reason why it's getting even taller.

The carved rock niches and stone walls of the mysterious Teniky archaeological site in Madagascar have long puzzled ...

The Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau are the highest expanse of land on the planet, with the plateau generally being 13,000 ...

The “Ancient Marvels” Facebook page is dedicated to interesting posts displaying human and natural artifacts from across ...

Mount Everest is around 15 to 50 metres taller than it would otherwise be because of a river that is pushing it up, research ...

New research has revealed that Mount Everest has grown by up to 50metres (160ft) in the last 85,000 years. This is because a ...

A study published today in Nature Geoscience suggested a reason for part of this accelerated growth: that when two rivers below joined up around 90,000 years ago, they set in motion large-scale ...

All North Carolina state parks west of Interstate 77 are closed through at least Oct. 31, the Division of Parks and Recreation announced. These parks include Chimney Rock, Crowders ...

A tour of some of the nation’s elegant institutions, including the Enoura Observatory and the Chichu Art Museum, reveals an ...

The Grade II-listed house contains the stone where the historic document is believed to have been sealed in 1251 Houses on ...