Earth is speckled with mountains, from the slight Mount Wycheproof, rising 482 feet (147 meters) above sea level in Victoria, Australia, to the highest mountain on Earth, Mount Everest, standing ...

Asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, George Mallory famously responded "because it´s there." But there was also a more practical reason - "for the stone from the top for geologists." This ...

In northern China lies the Zhangye Danxia landscape, a breathtaking display of red, gold, and violet layers that ripple ...

Stretching like a colossal spine along western South America, the Andes stand as the world's longest mountain range. It spans 8900 kilometers along South America's western periphery, is up to 700 ...

Mount Denali, North America's highest mountain, is a beautiful sight. While beautiful, though, scientists have long wondered exactly how this mountain came to be. Now, new research has finally ...

Michael Paul Searle is Professor of Earth Sciences at Oxford University. Speaking with Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke , he talks about mountains, maps — and when the twain meet: What is the core of ...

AMHERST, Mass. - The formation mechanism of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York has long posed a geologic mystery, say seismology researchers at the nearby University of Massachusetts Amherst ...

The Rainbow Mountains of China within the Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park are a geological wonder of the world. These famous Chinese mountains are known for their otherworldly colors that ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Jupiter's volcanic moon Io is full of mysteries, including how its mountains were formed. They ...

Mountains, like rainforests, are hotbeds of biodiversity. But scientists aren't sure why. For years, they've thought that it might be related to the new environments that arise when mountains form-- ...