Earth's continents are slowly moving across the planet's surface due to plate tectonics, culminating in regions of crustal expansion and collision. In the latter case, high temperatures and pressures ...

Mountain building, also known as orogenesis, is a geological process that involves the formation and uplift of large, elevated landforms, known as mountains. The term "orogenesis" comes from Greek ...

Most geologists believe the Himalayas’ immense height results from thickening of the Earth’s crust. However, a new study suggests the geology beneath the world’s tallest mountain range is much more ...

Michael Paul Searle is Professor of Earth Sciences at Oxford University. Speaking with Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke , he talks about mountains, maps — and when the twain meet: What is the core of ...

The Earth’s shaped by the relentless forces of plate tectonics over millions of years. Because of these movements formed the majestic mountain range we know today as the Himalayas. Did you know that ...

The youngest and oldest mountain ranges on Earth: It might surprise you to know that mountains aren't static; they are constantly being formed and weathered away over millions, even billions, of years ...

Dating back 2 billion years, the Aravalli Range is India's oldest mountain system, shaping the geology and climate from ...