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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2005, I was navigating winding roads through the Drakensberg Mountains, in Lesotho, Southern Africa. Towering cliff-like features known as escarpments interrupt the landscape, rising up by a ...

Mountains form in a variety of ways, some of which geologists are now just starting to understand. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

A giant blob of abnormally hot rock beneath the Appalachian Mountains formed when Greenland separated from North America around 80 million years ago, new research suggests. Scientists previously ...

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 ...

At 39 years old, Alex Pancoe had climbed mountains in more ways than one. He survived brain cancer and leukemia, using his experience to fuel a mission to help others. He climbed the highest peaks on ...

Paleostress modeling shows how a region of the Andean Plateau was uplifted and formed beginning more than 20 million years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A dirt-bike rider from Arvada and a newly-formed pet rescue team helped unite a 15-pound pooch lost in the mountains with the dog’s owner. At about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Summit County dispatch received a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. "Mountains are an essential part of the landscape, but big ...

A dirt-bike rider from Arvada and a newly formed pet rescue team helped unite a 15-pound pooch lost in the mountains with the dog’s owner. At about 7:30 p.m. Sunday Summit County dispatch received a ...