The world's longest mountain chain stretches along the entire west coast of South America, but scientists have been struggling to explain how it formed. Published Dec. 1 in Nature, research led by ...

"The formation of this very species-rich community was fueled by ancient mountain-building and then subsequent effects of the monsoon. The biodiversity that we see today has been profoundly shaped ...

Now, new research has finally pinpointed how the Denali Fault formed, giving birth to the spectacular mountain we know today. The Denali Fault is what scientists call a strike-slip fault.

A river’s shift 89,000 years ago may have added up to 160 feet to Everest’s height through erosion and crust rebound, linking river dynamics to mountain formation in the Himalayas ...

Mount Everest is growing taller every year, and new research suggests that the merger of two rivers thousands of years ago plays a key role in its rise.

St John, US Virgin Islands — A Granite State couple on vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands found a rock formation that looked a lot like the fallen Old Man of the Mountain. Bruce and Jeanne O ...

The world’s tallest peak is still growing, scientists say, thanks in part to the merger of two nearby river systems tens of thousands of years ago.