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

At the end of the last Ice Age, around 10,000 years ago, the melting of massive glaciers may have done more than just raise ...

At the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge off the Norwegian coast, molten rock rises from deep within the Earth between spreading ...

The Atlantic Ocean has been widening for hundreds of millions of years, but its growth may have briefly gone into overdrive ...

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

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in the Atlantic Ocean, may have temporarily sped up—with a little help from ...

Around 10,000 years ago as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in ...

Learn about the escalating threat of volcanoes in Iceland and how a new warning system is helping to inform the public when ...

这种对流是地幔中热量传递的一种方式，推动地壳材料向上涌起，并逐渐形成新的海洋地壳。通过这种方式，新的海床在 mid-ocean ridges（大洋中脊）上不断生成，这些都是海底扩张的重要场所。 具体来说，海底扩张通常发生在 divergent plate boundaries（离散型板块 ...

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

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. BERGEN ...