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

reshaping our understanding of plate tectonics. Recent discoveries offer deeper insight into the movement of tectonic plates. New research has found that variations in rock composition within oceanic ...

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 ...

Although the Caribbean is well-known for its sunshine and beaches, it now has a new claim to fame in the world of plate tectonics." "It's wild to think that in some ways tectonic plates have a ...

A recent study reveals that slow ocean expansion 15-6 million years ago caused sea levels to change and drop by up to 30 ...

Scientists have recently found new seismic data that shows that the Indian tectonic plate isn’t just sliding under the Eurasian plate as once believed, it’s actually splitting in two deep ...

Variations in rock composition within oceanic plates influence their trajectory and subduction speed. These differences, inherited from ancient tectonic processes, play a key role in the dynamics of ...

The javascript code uses the leaflet library to create an interactive map that displays earthquake data and tectonic plate boundaries. The earthquake data is plotted with circles and is styled based ...

The 28 March magnitude 7.7 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) earthquake caused widespread and severe damage in Myanmar and neighboring countries such as Thailand, with more than 5,000 casualties now ...

Scientists now say the Indian plate isn’t just sliding—it's splitting deep within the crust, revealing a dramatic twist in tectonic history. For centuries, the Himalayas have captivated the ...