Earth’s surface is constantly shifting, shaped by the slow but powerful movement of tectonic plates. While some plates have ...

For millions of years, Earth’s shifting plates have shaped continents, formed oceans, and built towering mountain ranges. But ...

A breakthrough study has provided the most detailed 3D look yet at the inner workings of the Tonga Subduction Zone, where ...

Electrical resistivity data reveal that subduction-zone fluids exert an important influence on deformation in the region. Where the Earth's tectonic plates meet, they interact in complex ...

A University of Michigan study looking at a small region in Japan has shown that the properties of fault zone rocks really ...

Today, the upheavals of plate tectonics continually reshape Earth. When this began is much disputed - and we can’t fully ...

Oceans are not necessarily a permanent fixture on Earth, as they are able to appear and close due to the work of plate tectonics. More specifically, subduction zones — where tectonic plates slip ...

Groundbreaking research refines China’s Ordovician paleogeography, revealing microcontinents as pivotal players in Earth’s ...

The 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit at 4:18 p.m. on the Olympic Peninsula, according to the United States Geological Survey.

High-Resolution Anisotropic Tomography Reveals Mantle Flow Complexity and Slab-Plume Interactions, Redefining Subduction Zone ...

A subduction zone is where tectonic plates slide on top of each other. "We have the potential for earthquakes and tsunamis as large as the biggest ones we've experienced on the planet," Harold ...