A mysterious pattern found on a rural Chinese mountain has reportedly kept scientists puzzled for a decade. The supposed formation, situated on Mengding Mountain in Sichuan Province, is thought by ...

Mountains aren't the static, unchanging giants they appear to be during a human lifetime. These massive formations are constantly shifting, growing, or shrinking at rates that vary dramatically across ...

Life on Earth is amazingly diverse, and exhibits striking geographical global patterns in biodiversity. A pair of companion papers reveal that mountain regions -- especially those in the tropics -- ...