Mountain building, also known as orogenesis, is a geological process that involves the formation and uplift of large, elevated landforms, known as mountains. The term "orogenesis" comes from Greek ...

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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 ...

Patrice Rey receives funding from the Australian Research Council. This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hikers and amateur rock hounds enjoyed a geology walk through Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary and up the Harding Truck Trail on Aug. 4. Bud Benneman, geology instructor at Golden West College, discussed the ...

No one ever thought the birth of the Rocky Mountains was a simple process, but we now know it was far more complex than even ...