The North American craton actually dips near the Rockies rather than forming a sharp vertical step as previously believed.

Standing at nearly 9,000 meters tall and growing more each day, the Himalayas are the world’s largest and also youngest mountain range. It notably includes Mount Everest, which staggers above sea ...

I was recently driving northbound on Highway 395, headed home after spending Thanksgiving in Southern California. I’ve driven this road countless times, traversing the eastern edge of the Sierra ...

New research reveals that after its initial formation 100 million years ago, the Sierra Nevada 'died' during volcanic eruptions that blasted lava across much of the American West 40 million to 20 ...

Did you know that India is home to seven major mountain ranges? They are the Himalayas, the Aravalli, Vindhya, Satpura, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, and the Purvanchal. And of all these seven, the ...

Did you know that the longest mountain range on Earth is hidden deep beneath the ocean? Mountains are vast parts of our world. They are prominent landforms that rise high above the ground. Mountains ...