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

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

This development may improve models used for earthquake forecasting in South Asia. By understanding the 3D dynamics of plate movement, geologists hope to enhance preparedness for seismic hazards and ...

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

Beneath Alaska’s breathtaking landscapes and pristine wilderness lies one of the most geologically active regions on the ...

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 ...

Seismic waves from earthquakes have always offered a window into Earth’s hidden interior. For decades, researchers believed ...

Plate tectonics is geology’s Theory of Everything. The realisation in the 1960s that Earth’s crust is made of fragments ...

A new geological study has revealed that the Indian Plate, long believed to slide smoothly beneath the Tibetan Plateau, is actually tearing and warpi ...

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

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 ...

Two continents collided millions of years ago, forming a bridge that changed Earth's climate system and triggered one of ...