A part of Northern Africa is slowly splitting apart from the rest of the continent and may eventually create a whole new ...

Scientists have discovered the Indian Plate beneath Tibet is splitting into two, increasing earthquake risks and rewriting ...

For millions of years, Earth’s moving plates have sculpted continents, carved oceans, and built massive mountain ranges. Yet ...

A fiery mystery has puzzled geologists for decades: where did the lava fueling one of Earth’s largest volcanic events come from? A new study may finally have the answer. Scientists have long believed ...

Scientists have uncovered one of the most exciting geological discoveries of the decade – the long-lost Pontus tectonic plate ...

A recent study challenges the long-held belief of the Indian plate smoothly sliding under the Eurasian plate. Seismic data reveals the Indian plate is ...

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

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

A new study traces a 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption' to its source, offering new insights into Earth's complex geological history.

or how tectonic plates slide beneath one another. This recycling of surface materials and volatile elements deep into the Earth's interior, can impact long-term climate stability, atmospheric ...

The oldest crust on Earth, known to be unchanging, is actually being altered in real time. The North American continent is ...

Even the oldest and most stable of lithospheric structures can’t withstand geologic machinations deep within the Earth.