A magnitude 6.8 earthquake that rocked the bottom of the South Island struck in a seismic environment poorly understood by scientists – but which poses a major tsunami hazard. The 2.43pm quake hit ...

This early rocky shell featured chemical signatures previously thought to occur only in continental crusts made by the ...

The deadly Myanmar earthquake last week was the biggest among a number of smaller quakes that rocked the region.

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics influence the trajectory and speed of the plates as they plunge deep into ...

Scientists discovered Earth's first crust had continental chemical signatures. This challenges beliefs about when these ...

A new study has changed what scientists thought they knew about Earth’s early history. Researchers have discovered that the ...

The Hadean protocrust formation and early plate tectonics challenged by new study, questioning geological assumptions.

New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we ...

Earthquakes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and earthquakes and featuring case studies ...

Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, ...