From K2 to Kilimanjaro, there are dozens of famous mountains across the world that each year attract thousands of visitors in attempts to scale their heights. With the world’s highest peaks reaching ...

Which forces and mechanisms determine the height of mountains? A group of researchers from Münster and Potsdam has now found a surprising answer: It is not erosion and weathering of rocks that ...

It is common knowledge that mountain ranges were created by tectonic forces, but how their height is maintained today is a matter of debate. A widely held view is that climate-controlled erosion ...