Direct results of the collision include the formation of plateaus, the lifting of mountain ranges and the development of various landforms. The Qilian Mountains, formed by the tectonic collision ...

The research supports the argument that Venus’ tectonics are active today, he says. What’s more, the demonstrated ability of computer simulations to predict what spacecraft may observe will be a boon ...

There are currently no active volcanoes in New England, but they did once exist in the region and they created some of the landforms you can see today. The Ossipee Mountains are an example of a “ring ...

New images from the North Sea show never-before-seen landforms that were carved by a single, colossal ice sheet 1 million years ago and subsequently buried beneath a thick layer of mud. When you ...

Glaciers can form distinct landforms through erosion of the landscape such as corries. Glaciers also deposit material to form unique landforms such as drumlins. Glaciated landscapes are a source ...

Great escarpments can be found in southern Africa, India, Brazil and Australia The mystery of how some of the Earth's most dramatic landforms came into being has been solved, scientists believe.

Dive into the world of Earth’s most perplexing mysteries in this video, featuring 15 unsolved landforms that continue to baffle scientists. From landscapes that seem to defy gravity to perfectly ...

Glaciologists used sound waves to reveal Ice Age landforms buried beneath almost 1 km of mud in the North Sea. The results suggest that the landforms were produced about 1 million years ago ...

Researchers have discovered huge landforms deep beneath the North Sea that suggest the region was swallowed by a giant ice sheet toward the middle of the last ice age. The scientists captured ...