The theory of plate tectonics was developed from the 1950s to the 1970s. It is the modern update to continental drift, an idea first proposed by scientist Alfred Wegener in 1912, who that Earth ...

These findings provide a new explanation as to why tectonic plates move along Earth's surface at the speeds that are observed, the details of which were previously not well-understood. "The earth's ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Do tectonic plates move because of motion in the Earth's mantle, or is the mantle driven by the plates' movement? Or could it be that this question is ill-posed? This is the point of view adopted ...

Slab pull occurs where older, denser tectonic plates sink into the mantle at subduction zones. As these older sections of plates sink, newer and less dense sections of plate are pulled along behind.

Learn how the layers of the Earth are structured, and the theory of plate tectonics in this guide for KS3 geography students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize.

WHAT CAN WE do — is there anything we can do — to shift the gridlock in our society related to seemingly intractable positions? On Feb. 12, I attended a program of the Pacific Northwest Interfaith ...