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How Mountains are Really Made
June 16, 2026
LA JOLLA, California, June 16 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:

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How Mountains are Really Made

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Scientists have discovered that the southern Andes Mountains don't rise slowly and steadily as previously thought. Instead, the range builds itself in short, powerful "pulses" every few million years.

A research team led by Tomas Capaldi, a geoscientist at UC San Diego's . . .

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