Mount Everest is growing taller each year and scientists think they’ve finally uncovered the reason why. Reaching the summit of Everest is a feat many mountaineers aspire to achieve but year-on-year that goal gets,

Mount Everest has grown by around 15 to 50 metres in the last 89,000 years, and it's increasing every year. Now, scientists say that's because the mountain's water system captured a river.

Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, continues to grow every year due to an unusual river formation at its base that affects it and other nearby peaks

Mount Everest or Sagarmatha (top), highest peak in the world with an altitude of 8.848 metres (29.028 ft) is seen in this aerial view next to 6.812 metres (22.349 feet) high Mount Ama Dablam (bottom R) April 22,

Researchers say that two rivers merged some 89,000 years ago and gave the mightiest peak in the Himalayas a huge growth spurt.

The culprit is a nearby river eroding and pushing downland, causing the ground under Mt Everest to rebound and lift. “It’s a new additional component of uplift of Mt Everest,” said Matthew Fox, study co-author and geologist at University College London.

Mount Everest is Earth's tallest mountain - towering 5.5 miles (8.85 km) above sea level - and is still growing.

Climbing Mount Everest may be getting even harder as the world's tallest mountain is growing by up to 2mm a year, report scientists at University College London.