Mountains are prominent landforms that rise high above the surrounding area. They usually have steep sides and a pointed or rounded top called a peak or summit. A mountain range is a group or chain of ...

Jacqueline Halpin receives funding from the Australian Research Council through the ARC Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) Special Research Initiative. Nathan R. Daczko ...

Two new studies by a University of Rochester researcher show that mountain ranges rise to their height in as little as two million years–several times faster than geologists have always thought. Each ...

There's something about mountains that tugs at us. Maybe it's the crisp air, the promise of quiet, or the staggering views that look like they've been filtered by nature herself. Whether you're a keen ...