MEMBER REVIEW: Are the northern Apenine Mountains still growing, or have they stopped? In this 2014 PBS video, they answer that question. Taking a breathtaking tour of Italy, they detail the origin of Italy and the Alps. The scenery is beautiful. The geology is complicated and active, but relatively new. The boot of Italy is only 5 to 10 million years old, and is made by processes that result from plates and platelets colliding and subducting. Partly on the African plate and partly on the European plate, with a twisting boundary, Italy is geologically complex. This video is well worth watching several times. DESCRIPTION: Italy’s Mystery Mountains explores the fascinating geologic story of Italy, the land known for its fabulous art, fantastic food, opera, the dolce vita, and so much more. What’s less known about Italy is the diversity and turbulence of the geology behind all of this abundance: the continuously erupting volcanoes, the violent earthquakes, the clash of mighty tectonic plates, and the rising of the mountains from which Michelangelo sourced his famous marbles.