Vast, quasi-circular features on Venus's surface may reveal that the planet has ongoing tectonics, according to new research based on data gathered more than 30 years ago by NASA's Magellan mission.

Plate tectonics involves the movements of 15 major and 40 minor lithospheric plates. Note that the Indo-Australian Plate is currently separating into two, which explains why the Indian and ...

This ancient “mega plate,” which once spanned an astonishing 15 million square miles of Earth’s surface, has been hidden deep beneath the planet’s crust for millions of years. Until ...

International organisations and places in the news are classic 'if you know, you know' (IYKYK) topics — often the ...

He was 87. Ailing for some time, he had had a fall two weeks ago and had to be operated upon last week. — The Big Bang theory suggests that the universe has a definite beginning, and a possible end.

The course provides a good understanding of structural geology and tectonics. In tectonics, you learn about the plate tectonic theory and different tectonic regimes that are responsible for the ...

The full geological context of the San Andreas Fault became more clear many years later with the development of plate tectonic theory. Scientists realized that the San Andreas Fault is a transform ...