Latest about mountains
Mount Etna: Facts About Volcano's Eruptions
Mount Etna is Italy's largest active volcano. It is also the volcano with the longest record of continuous eruption.
Tallest Mountain in US Arctic Crowned
New mapping technique settles 50-year debate over the U.S. Arctic's highest peak.
Photos: A Rare Snow Leopard Is Collared in Kyrgyzstan
A snow leopard was recently collared in the mountainous reaches of Kyrgyzstan, the second ever to be collared in the country.
Denali's Digits: North America's Tallest Peak 'Shrinks' by 10 Feet
Not to worry, Denali is still North America's tallest peak.
Mountainous Fib: Andes Lie About Their Age
New research into the height of a very remote Andean plateau reveals just the latest surprise from the Earth's second-greatest mountain belt.
Hunting Uncharted Undersea Mountains, From Space
The oceans are a lot more uncharted than our maps would have us believe. New satellite technology can help fill in the seafloor gaps.
Mountains Crumbled When Earth Cooled
A big chill 2 million years ago bred glaciers that scoured mountains across the planet, pouring trillions of tons of mud into the oceans.
