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The rocky history of a missing 26,000-foot Himalayan peak

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Study challenges long-held view of Himalayas’ formation with radical new model

Most geologists believe the Himalayas’ immense height results from thickening of the Earth’s crust. However, a new study suggests the geology beneath the world’s tallest mountain range is much more ...
Lawrence Journal-World

After illness, injury and weeks of training in the Himalayas, northeast Kansas man reaches the top of Mount Everest

Rhett Evans climbs Mount Everest in May of 2024. For years, Olathe’s Rhett Evans had his sights set on climbing Mount Everest. But when he got to Nepal this spring — and got very sick with a parasite ...
The Conversation

Tiny crystals capture millions of years of mountain range history – a geologist excavates the Himalayas with a microscope

Matthew J. Kohn receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. These minerals are found in metamorphic rocks – rocks transformed by heat, pressure or both. One of ...