Imagine standing on a scorched landscape where the ground is cracked and shimmering, and the sky glows a deep, fiery orange.

The Earth's plates jostle about in fits and starts ... These types of collisions can also lead to underwater volcanoes that eventually build up into island arcs like Japan. At divergent boundaries ...

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of plates, which have moved throughout Earth's history. The theory explains the how and why behind mountains, volcanoes, and ...

New research suggests melting ice sheets are warming global temperatures which may speed up continental drift, creating ...

This volcanic arc delineates the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates. A subduction zone, composed of the deep Aleutian Trench coupled with a landward line of volcanoes ...

Earth's crust today has a surprisingly similar composition to the planet's first outer shell, or "protocrust," new research ...

At the end of the last Ice Age, around 10,000 years ago, the melting of massive glaciers may have done more than just raise ...

The two main types of natural hazards are tectonic ... up pressure at plate margins. They can destroy buildings and infrastructure, with devastating and deadly effects. Volcanoes - AQA Composite ...

Iceland is a country of fire and ice, home to several volcanoes and straddling two tectonic plates. The Eyjafjallajokull volcano ... Ash clouds pose great danger to aircraft and can lead to engine ...

These crystals contain uranium, which steadily transforms into lead over ... years while tectonic plates move slowly above them. As a plate drifts, the plume continues to produce volcanoes ...

Plate tectonics is relatively new ... results on Earth's surface, from erupting volcanoes, to earthquakes, to new mountain ranges. Here's a look at Live Science's news and features related ...