Indian tectonic plate is splitting beneath the Himalayas, revealing a dramatic twist in Earth's tectonic history, scientists ...

Recent discoveries offer deeper insight into the movement of tectonic plates. New research has found that variations in rock ...

This early rocky shell featured chemical signatures previously thought to occur only in continental crusts made by the ...

Scientists have discovered an unusually thick mantle transition zone beneath the Lesser Antilles. This discovery sheds new light on how oceanic plates sink into the Earth's mantle. Variations ...

Iran’s Zagros folds are visible via satellite imagery Formed by Arabian-Eurasian plate collision Offers insight into mountain ...

This surprising discovery comes just weeks after a major earthquake in Myanmar and could change how scientists understand the ...

Seismic waves from earthquakes have always offered a window into Earth’s hidden interior. For decades, researchers believed ...

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics influence the trajectory and speed of the plates as they plunge deep into ...

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