Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American continent is dripping away in blobs of rock—and that the remnants of a tectonic plate sinking in Earth's mantle may be the ...

reshaping our understanding of plate tectonics. Recent discoveries offer deeper insight into the movement of tectonic plates. New research has found that variations in rock composition within oceanic ...

The 28 March magnitude 7.7 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) earthquake caused widespread and severe damage in Myanmar and neighboring countries such as Thailand, with more than 5,000 casualties now ...

But plate tectonics isn't actually required to produce these signatures, according to the new study published April 2 in the journal Nature. These findings are important for the debate over when ...

Sink or Swim: The fate of sinking tectonic plates depends on their ancient tectonic histories. ScienceDaily . Retrieved April 24, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 ...

Continental clues: Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet’s history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics. Credit: Morris McLennan, ...

Scientists have recently found new seismic data that shows that the Indian tectonic plate isn’t just sliding under the Eurasian plate as once believed, it’s actually splitting in two deep ...

A scientific analysis of samples collected on the surface of Mars shows the red planet has evolved its own version of a ...

and heat.The planet’s continents and ocean floors are constantly being pushed and pulled.They're divided into seven major tectonic plates – and many smaller plates.The zones between them are ...

New research reveals a surprising link between the ancient tectonic history of oceanic plates and their fate as they subduct into Earth’s mantle. Compositional anomalies, formed millions of years ago, ...