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Scientists think they have figured out why Mount Everest, known as Chomolungma in Tibet and Sagarmatha in Nepal, stands out so starkly from the rest of the peaks in the Himalayas.
Plus, Everest is still growing to this day, several millimeters every year, according to GPS data, and that's faster than the uplift rate expected by tectonic plates. But when this river formed long ago, it didn't need landslides or glaciers to help it chisel such a deep path through the northern slopes of Chomolungma. Its sheer volume of flowing water gave it all the power it needed.
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