One way animals and plants can cope with climate change is to relocate. Research shows some species are already shifting to higher ground or towards the poles in search of cooler climes. But for ...

In mountainous areas, earthquakes can sometimes be amplified by the shape of the landscape. Research by the University of Twente shows that further from the epicenter, the shape of the terrain's ...

The researchers found that the 182 mountain ranges they studied have four principal shapes. Diamond-shaped ranges such as the Rocky Mountains (a) increase in land area from the bottom until ...

With global warming, scientists often speak of the ‘escalator’ effect: species moving up mountains to stay within tolerable temperatures. It’s been assumed species will suffer because they’d find ...