Earth's crust today has a surprisingly similar composition to the planet's first outer shell, or "protocrust," new research ...

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

Scientists have discovered an unusually thick mantle transition zone beneath the Lesser Antilles. This discovery sheds new light on how oceanic plates sink into the Earth's mantle. Variations ...

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

Indian tectonic plate is splitting beneath the Himalayas, revealing a dramatic twist in Earth's tectonic history, scientists ...

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

This surprising discovery comes just weeks after a major earthquake in Myanmar and could change how scientists understand the ...

For decades, scientists debated whether the Indian Plate was simply underplating — slipping beneath Tibet’s crust — or ...

The good news is that we will not feel any noticeable difference in our lifetimes. "The mantle processes driving the dripping ...