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

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

Beneath Alaska’s breathtaking landscapes and pristine wilderness lies one of the most geologically active regions on 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 ...

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

Scientists believe that the motion of Earth's continents through plate tectonics has been largely steady over millions of years. New research, however, suggests this drift can speed up or slow down ...

Two continents collided millions of years ago, forming a bridge that changed Earth's climate system and triggered one of history's greatest animal migrations.

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

While most people think of continents as stationary masses, the truth is that every landmass on Earth is in motion, riding ...

Beneath the turquoise waters of the South Pacific hides a massive secret—Zealandia, a sunken landmass stretching nearly two ...

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

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 ...