The world's longest mountain chain stretches along the entire west coast of South America, but scientists have been struggling to explain how it formed. Published Dec. 1 in Nature, research led by ...
Mountainous regions are home to a breadth of biodiversity found in few other ecosystems on Earth, but where does it all come from? Scientists have traced back plant life in the mountains of China 30 ...
Near the western edge of the Snake River Plain, in eastern Oregon, in the US. The Grassy Mountain project is an underground gold and silver mining operation. The mine will use a mechanised ...