The Himalayas are the world's largest and also youngest mountain range. A new study shows they might be closer to an adolescent than a child — forming 15 million years prior than was once believed. The Himalayas influenced how species on the Asian and Indian subcontinents mixed and were key to the formation of certain climate cycles, like monsoons and the long-term carbon cycle, which keeps the Earth's temperature balanced and also creates fossil fuels. 

Monday 8/14/2023 - Hour 3

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.