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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Seismologists studying earthquake patterns in California have uncovered extraordinary evidence of a rare geological process ...