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Tallest Mountain in US Arctic Crowned
By Kacey Deamer published
New mapping technique settles 50-year debate over the U.S. Arctic's highest peak.
Photos: A Rare Snow Leopard Is Collared in Kyrgyzstan
By Tia Ghose published
A snow leopard was recently collared in the mountainous reaches of Kyrgyzstan, the second ever to be collared in the country.
Denali's Digits: North America's Tallest Peak 'Shrinks' by 10 Feet
By Jeanna Bryner published
Not to worry, Denali is still North America's tallest peak.
Mountainous Fib: Andes Lie About Their Age
By Larry O'Hanlon published
New research into the height of a very remote Andean plateau reveals just the latest surprise from the Earth's second-greatest mountain belt.
Hunting Uncharted Undersea Mountains, From Space
By Larry O'Hanlon published
The oceans are a lot more uncharted than our maps would have us believe. New satellite technology can help fill in the seafloor gaps.
Mountains Crumbled When Earth Cooled
By Becky Oskin published
A big chill 2 million years ago bred glaciers that scoured mountains across the planet, pouring trillions of tons of mud into the oceans.
Carstensz Pyramid: Oceania's Highest Mountain
By Kim Ann Zimmermann published
Carstensz Pyramid rises 16,024 feet above the Indonesian jungle. It is the highest island peak in the world.
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