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Kilimanjaro: Facts About Africa's Highest Peak

By Kim Ann Zimmermann published

Mount Kilimanjaro rises from the plains of Tanzania.

Geology
Earth from Space: American West

Earth from Space: American West

By Space.com Staff published

The contrasting landscape of the western US states of California (left) and Nevada (right) are highlighted in this Envisat image, acquired on 9 February 2011.

Space
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Image: Greenland's Dramatic Landscape

By Live Science Staff published

Operation IceBridge scouts changes to ice from global warming.

Planet Earth
This astronaut image shows an oblique view of the Bernese Alps in southern Switerzland

An Astronaut's View of the Alps

By Live Science Staff published

The oblique view from the ISS shows off the rugged Bernese Alps.

Geology
Blue Marble Earth

Image Gallery: Earth as Art

By Live Science Staff published

Our own Blue Marble gives us some of the most amazing, unexpected art. Here you will find a few of its offerings.

Planet Earth
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Team Reaches the Top of Mt. Kilimanjaro Completely Barefoot

By Erik Trinidad published

Geology
View of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet from DC-3.

Radar Reveals Fjords Hidden Beneath Antarctic Ice

By Charles Q. Choi published

Bedrock carved by ice sheet holds clues to effects on sea level.

Antarctica
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Epic Shoving Match Takes Place Far Below Tibet

By Andrea Mustain published

Underground rock movements surprise geologists.

Planet Earth
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The West: One of Earth's Most Mountainous Regions

By Live Science Staff published

Mountain ranges run from Alaska, through Canada, and down through California.

Geology
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Clear Skies Over the Alps

By Live Science Staff published

Plate tectonics and glacier erosion have shaped iconic peaks.

Geology
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