Pacific absolute plate-motion change as obtained from a hotspot reference frame (red; from Wessel and Kroenke (2008)) versus as obtained from RPM analysis (blue; fixed Eurasia plate). Map shows the 30 ...

Paleostress modeling shows how a region of the Andean Plateau was uplifted and formed beginning more than 20 million years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The interaction between two jets of moist air gives rise to one of the world’s rainiest places: along the western coast of Colombia, where the Andes Mountains rise from the coastal plain 1. More than ...

How did the Andes -- the world's longest mountain range -- reach its enormous size? This is just one of the geological questions that a new method may be able to answer. With unprecedented precision, ...

How did the Andes – the world's longest mountain range – reach its enormous size? This is just one of the geological questions that a new method developed by researchers at the University of ...