Mount Thor, also known as Thor Peak, is a mountain in Nunavut, Canada with the largest vertical drop in the world — a ...

The Barrett M82A1, also known as the “Light Fifty,” is arguably the most powerful military rifle in the world, chambered in the devastating .50 BMG round originally designed for anti-aircraft machine ...

While the PKK has announced its dissolution and intention to stop fighting, clashes continue in Iraqi Kurdistan between Kurdish guerrillas and the Turkish army. Turkish forces seek to neutralise the ...

It’s summertime, and the lucky among us are off cavorting in one of Colorado’s majestic mountain ranges. For those of you still trying to decide which range to ramble off ...

Scientists solve mystery of Antarctic mountain range hidden for 500 million years The ancient Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains in the middle of East Antarctica are ...

Most mountain ranges formed by continental collisions are eventually worn down by erosion or reshaped by later tectonic events.

Typically, a mountain range will rise in places where two tectonic plates clash with each other. But East Antarctica has been tectonically stable for millions of years.

Mountain ranges could be a potential source of clean energy in the form of as-yet untapped hydrogen. While previous research has suggested this “geologic” hydrogen could be found underground ...

Natural hydrogen exploration (and more) in mountain ranges The results of this now published research provide a strong impulse to intensify the exploration for natural H 2 in mountain ranges.

Boise man Jeremy Powell climbed the highest peak in each Idaho mountain range and subrange, including Mount Borah, Hyndman and Castle Peak.

Idaho has a slew of prominent mountain ranges: the Sawtooth, Lost River, Boulder, White Clouds and Boise ranges are some of the more popular in the state, but they’re just the start of the list.