How did Mount Everest come to be the world’s tallest mountain, towering more than 200 metres above the next two highest peaks? Geologists suggest the mountain owes part of its extra height to ...

Often overlooked, the ceiling can be a powerful design element. Whether through colour, texture or decorative features like a ceiling rose or cornicing, the ceiling can enhance the overall mood of the ...

The Mounted Patrol Unit has a 150-year history serving the city in many capacities including crowd control and patrolling parks According to the department, the unit has been downsized to two ...

The new SVS subwoofer series, 17-Ultra R|Evolution, includes the PB17 ($2,500) and SB17 ($3,000). Both feature a 17" driver and 2,800 watts of amplification, making them the highest-performing subs ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department announced on Monday it will discontinue its Mounted Patrol Unit. Seattle police released a statement saying it made the very difficult decision to ...

Mount Everest is 15-50m taller than it would otherwise be because a river is eroding rock and soil at its base, helping push it upwards, according to a new study. Loss of landmass in the Arun ...

Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world with an altitude of 8.848m, is seen in this aerial view next to 6.812m-high Mount Ama Dablam (bottom right) in 2007. (Photo: Reuters/Desmond Boylan) 01 ...

Nir B. Gurung via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, has been growing ever higher for roughly 50 million years. The peak, also called ...

The world’s tallest mountain is getting taller. 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 ...

Mount Everest has grown up to 164ft taller because of the combined forces of erosion and upward pressure from beneath Earth’s crust, researchers have said. Experts say that a nearby river is ...

Earth’s tallest mountain is getting even taller. An eroding river gorge has thrusted Mount Everest higher, as it pulls rock and sediment away from the area. Over the past 89,000 years it is ...