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Why Don't Mountains Grow Forever?
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Imagine a world where mountains grow so high, they poke through the upper atmosphere and create a rocky maze for pilots to navigate.
Melting Mount Everest Ice Is Exposing a Grisly Sight: Scores of Dead Bodies
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Melting glaciers are revealing dozens of dead bodies on the world's tallest mountain
Birthplace of Earth's Continents Discovered Under These Mountains
By Stephanie Pappas published
A missing rare-earth element points to the origin of continents.
Andes Grew to Towering Heights in Two Explosive 'Growth Spurts'
By Laura Geggel published
As the now-iconic Andes Mountains rose skyward along the western coast of South America dozens of millions of years ago, violent volcanic activity rocked the continent, a new study finds.
Mount St. Helens Eruption: Facts & Information
By Mary Bagley published
Picturesque Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980 and remains the most destructive example of volcanic activity in the United States.
Kilauea Volcano: Facts About the 30-Year Eruption
By Mary Bagley published
On the Big Island of Hawaii, one of the world's most active volcanoes has been spewing lava since 1983.
Mount Vesuvius & Pompeii: Facts & History
By Mary Bagley published
The only active volcano on mainland Europe is famous for destroying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Sorry, Mount Jackson: The U.K.'s New Tallest Mountain Is Ice Cold
By Rafi Letzter published
Country shapes are weird, so the United Kingdom's tallest mountain isn't where you'd expect.
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