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Oklahoma's Eroded Mountains

By Live Science Staff published

Creation of super continent turned an ocean floor into mountains.

Geology
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New Imaging of Biggest Crash on Earth Reveals Colliding Continents

By Charles Q. Choi published

Researchers probe inner Earth below Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau.

Geology
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New Imaging Reveals Continental Crash Zone

By Charles Q. Choi published

Researchers probe inner Earth below Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau.

Geology
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Glacial 'Armor' Can Help a Mountain Grow

By Charles Q. Choi published

Glaciers boost growth of southern Andes Mountains.

Geology
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This Is Not Mars

By Live Science Staff published

Isolated mountain features of Australia resemble otherworldly terrain.

Geology
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Mysterious Mountains Hidden Beneath Antarctic Ice Revealed

By Andrea Mustain published

New images of mountains buried under Antarctic ice revealed.

Antarctica
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Inner Earth Moves Mountains, Study Reveals

By Brett Israel published

Mountains and volcanoes in the Mediterranean rise due to pressure from mantle below.

Geology
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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.

Volcanos
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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.

Planet Earth
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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.

Planet Earth
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