A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out ...

The world's highest mountain is now officially a little higher, and that might not be the end of the story. China and Nepal agreed this week on a new standard height for Mount Everest, the rugged ...

Mount Everest got a smidge taller Tuesday when China and Nepal agreed on the height of the world's tallest peak. The two countries had long had different measurements on how tall the mountain that ...

BEIJING, China — Editor's note: The attached video is from June 2019. China and Nepal jointly announced a new official height for Mount Everest on Tuesday, ending a discrepancy between the two nations ...

Mount Everest seen at sunset, as the peak’s height continues to grow at a rate of about two millimeters per year. Nir B. Gurung via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Mount Everest, the tallest ...

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BEIJING (AP) — The world's highest mountain is now officially a little higher, and that might not be the end of the story. China and Nepal agreed this week on a new standard height for Mount Everest, ...

The world's highest mountain is now officially a little higher, and that might not be the end of the story. China and Nepal agreed this week on a new standard height for Mount Everest, the rugged ...

In this May 27, 2019, file photo, a bird flies with Mount Everest seen in the background from Namche Bajar, Solukhumbu district, Nepal. China and Nepal have jointly announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, ...

BEIJING (AP) — The world’s highest mountain is now officially a little higher, and that might not be the end of the story. China and Nepal agreed this week on a new standard height for Mount Everest, ...