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

A long-lost slab of Earth’s crust may be pulling away the bottom of the oldest part of North America, scientists say ...

Imagine a world where the Americas were not connected—a time when wild Pacific waters crashed against scattered islands, and ...

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

Learn how a computer simulation demonstrates that tectonic activity may be less slow and steady than previously thought.

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America ... Dean of the Institute ... Plate tectonics (from the Greek τέκτων; tektōn ...

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 ...

The movement of these tectonic plates leads to earthquakes and volcanoes ... and the magma being forced up to the surface. South America has a great example of a convergent plate boundary.