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 ...

Mount Everest, known as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Qomolangma in Tibet, has long been a target for thrill seekers, climbers, and adventurers. Climbing Earth’s tallest mountain can be a dangerous ...

A dead supercontinent may be to blame. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Earth, like so many of its human inhabitants, may have ...

Research, led by The University of Alabama, has revealed a dense layer of ancient ocean floor, or an ultra-low velocity zone (ULVZ), near Earth’s core, according to a new study. While Earth’s core is ...

Thousands of mountaineers have conquered Everest. But how many have climbed into the thermosphere to summit a peak of raw, incandescent light? Alpinists wishing to challenge the laws of physics will ...

Scientists have discovered two enormous structures deep inside Earth whose sizes are forcing scientists to rethink the way they see the inside of their planet, at the boundary between Earth's core and ...

Erosion caused by glaciation during ice ages can, in the right circumstances, wear down mountains faster than plate tectonics can build them, groundbreaking new research has shown. Ground-breaking new ...