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, ...

Ever wondered what it must feel like to be on top of the world? Climbers who have scaled Mount Everest, the planet’s highest peak could probably describe it to you in detail. The famed mountain sits ...

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 ...

After more than a decade of dispute and controversy over the true height of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain has a new official elevation: 8,848.86 metres, or 86 centimeters taller than ...

If Everest ever lost its crown, the surprise would be cultural, not geological: millimeters, models, and memory would decide.

(Encore episode) We talk to NPR's India correspondent Lauren Frayer about the ridiculously complicated science involved in measuring Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. And why its height is ever ...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal will measure Mount Everest afresh to settle a controversy over height of the world's tallest peak, especially after some estimates suggested it became a little shorter in ...

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, ...