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Geologists discover rivers slice through mountain ranges because Earth's crust is so dense, it begins to sink—a process dubbed "lithospheric drip"

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Geologists discover rivers slice through mountain ranges because Earth's crust is so dense, it begins to sink—a process dubbed "lithospheric drip"

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Why does this river slice straight through a mountain range? After 150 years, scientists finally know

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Deep beneath the Rockies, a huge slab of crust ‘dripped’ into the mantle. It changed America forever.

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