Silfra Fissure in Iceland, located in Þingvellir National Park, offers a unique opportunity to swim or snorkel between the ...

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics ...

The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic ...

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

NORFOLK, Va. — Fault lines are fractures or breaks in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates move past each other, often resulting in earthquakes. These geological features are classified into ...

Iran's folded rocks are a colorful formation that is part of the Greater Caucasus mountains, which formed when the Eurasian ...

Myanmar’s location between two tectonic plates – the India and Eurasia plates – places it at particular risk of earthquakes. The boundary between the two plates is called the Saigang Fault.

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's Yilan County, shaking buildings in Taipei. The quake occurred at a depth of 72.4 km. Taiwan, located near two tectonic plates, frequently experiences ...

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 ...

Sink or Swim: The fate of sinking tectonic plates depends on their ancient tectonic histories. ScienceDaily . Retrieved April 19, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 ...