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In many rivers, only a small amount of streamflow remains for nature after water is diverted for hydropower production. In light of climate change and biodiversity loss, this is having increasingly serious consequences. Researchers from WSL,...
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks—plains of streaked gray stone on the eastern shore...

Rockfall frequency from French mountains has doubled since Little Ice Age

The Little Ice Age was a period of significant cooling from the early 14th to mid-19th centuries, which saw mean temperatures across the northern...

The search for Earth’s hidden mountains

The deep Earth contains vast mountain ranges with peaks up to four times the height of Everest. But no one knows why. It was a...

Researchers uncover reasons to rethink how mountains are built

A study led by Colorado State University suggests that the answers to how and why mountains form are buried deeper than once thought. "Mountain building...

Earth’s crust has been ‘dripping’ beneath Andes Mountains for millions of years

Just like honey slowly dripping from a spoon, parts of the rocky outermost layer of Earth's shell are continuously sinking into the more fluid...

Which forces control the elevation of mountains?

Scientists have come up with a new classification scheme for mountain belts that uses just a single number to describe whether the elevation of...

Which forces control the elevation of mountains?

Scientists have come up with a new classification scheme for mountain belts that uses just a single number to describe whether the elevation of...

How plate tectonics, mountains and deep-sea sediments have maintained Earth’s ‘Goldilocks’ climate

For hundreds of millions of years, Earth's climate has warmed and cooled with natural fluctuations in the level of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the...

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