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Glacial 'Armor' Can Help a Mountain Grow
By Charles Q. Choi published
Glaciers boost growth of southern Andes Mountains.
This Is Not Mars
By Live Science Staff published
Isolated mountain features of Australia resemble otherworldly terrain.
Mysterious Mountains Hidden Beneath Antarctic Ice Revealed
By Andrea Mustain published
New images of mountains buried under Antarctic ice revealed.
Inner Earth Moves Mountains, Study Reveals
By Brett Israel published
Mountains and volcanoes in the Mediterranean rise due to pressure from mantle below.
Ancient Supervolcano Created Giant Underwater Mountain Chain
By Charles Q. Choi published
A massive underwater supervolcano created giant mountains. The volcano released far more lava than the biggest volcanoes active today.
Mine Grows, Valleys Disappear
By Live Science Staff published
A new pair of images from NASA shows the growth of one of the largest surface mines in West Virginia during the past 25 years.
Snow at Highest Elevations No Longer Pure
By Rachael Rettner published
The toxic pollutants called PCBs have been found in snow on the Aconcagua Mountain, the highest mountain in the Americas.
Alps Grow and Shrink at Same Time
By Andrea Thompson published
Uplift from glacier melt and erosion balance to keep Alps at same size.
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