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When you walk around on land, you are walking on top of Earth’s rocky crust. Below the crust is another thick layer of rock. These layers form Earth’s tectonic plates, and when those plates collide ...

The Himalayas stand as Earth’s highest mountain range, possibly the highest ever. How did it form? Why is it so tall? You might think understanding big mountain ranges requires big measurements – ...

Drones flying along miles of rivers in the steep, mountainous terrain of central Taiwan and mapping the rock properties have revealed new clues about how water helps shape mountains over geological ...

Discover the oldest mountain range in India – the Aravalli Range. Learn about its billion-year history, geography, significance, and why it remains vital even today.

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains. Some peaks, like the towering Transantarctic Mountains ...

Landslides, or the lack thereof, may help mountain ranges remain far longer than previously thought, new research suggests. As the tectonic plates that make up Earth's surface drift, mountain ranges ...

It might surprise you to know that mountains aren't static; they are constantly being formed and weathered away over millions, even billions, of years. The Geological Survey of India says that the ...

One hypothesis is that the mountain range is a remnant of a young Iapetus which rotated much faster than it does today and rapidly cooled to "freeze" in place a ridge. However, a recent study shows ...

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains. Some peaks, like the towering Transantarctic Mountains ...