This particular fault isn’t as active as the mountain-building faults once were.” A scientist investigating the Gore Range fault uses a tool to point out a layer in the subsurface Friday, Sept ...

In the Himalaya, this fault spans some 1,400 miles, and it has several kinks and bends—remnants from the ancient smashup that raised the mountains in the first place.

We finally know how a fault that gave rise to Denali, North America's highest mountain, first formed. According to new research, the Denali Fault is actually an ancient suture mark where two land ...

San Andreas Fault in Santa Cruz Mountains: Large earthquakes more frequent than previously thought. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2012 / 05 ...

Previously Unknown Fault Provides New Insights On Himalayan Mountain Building. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2005 / 05 / 050509171919.htm ...

Scientists at Idaho State University map out a new, active seismic fault in the US Rocky Mountains capable of unleashing a 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic tectonic collision that created the Himalayas.

Congress in 2002 picked Yucca Mountain to become the nation’s nuclear waste dump, with plans calling for entombing 77,000 tons of spent radioactive fuel hauled to Nevada from 39 states.