Iceland is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world, but its seismic nature is part of a much broader geological ...

Here's What'll Happen When Plate Tectonics Grinds to a Halt. A new study says we may only have another 1.45 billion years to enjoy the dynamic action of Earth’s geologic engine.

For decades, students around the world have memorized the same geography lesson: seven continents, split cleanly by oceans and plate boundaries. But new research out of the University of Derby is ...

If the U.S. could tap into just 2 percent of the geothermal power beneath Earth’s crust, it could supply more than 2,000 ...

Study reveals 'flawed argument' in debate over when plate tectonics began. There's a 'ghost' plume lurking beneath the Middle East — and it might explain how India wound up where it is today.

Evidence has been found for a mantle plume beneath Oman, on the Arabian Peninsula. Unlike all the confirmed mantle plumes ...

A tectonic plate may have peeled apart—and that could shrink the Atlantic Ocean. Something strange is happening off the coast of Portugal, and scientists have now proposed a groundbreaking ...

Understanding the origins of the Ring of Fire, the most seismically active place on Earth, is famously difficult as geologic evidence is destroyed in the process. Now a new study suggests that ...

Made up of some 450 volcanoes and stretching 25,000 miles, the Ring of Fire is the most seismically active region on Earth, but for geologists, it’s been difficult to discern exactly how this ...

The Andes Mountains formed from the convergence of the Nazca plate and the South American plate. Aracar, seen in a satellite image from February 20, 2000, is one of many volcanoes in the Andes range.

Repeated modeling and computation of the NES-plate system’s vibration characteristics under differing boundary conditions can be both labor-intensive and intricate. Consequently, developing a unified ...

A mysterious phenomenon beneath Oman is changing the way scientists view Earth's geology. A hidden structure, unlike anything ...