For millions of years, Earth’s moving plates have sculpted continents, carved oceans, and built massive mountain ranges. Yet ...

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

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

Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American continent is dripping away in blobs of rock—and that the remnants of a tectonic plate sinking in Earth's mantle may be the ...

It’s mostly solid rock, moving under extreme pressure, and heat.The planet’s continents and ocean floors are constantly being pushed and pulled.They're divided into seven major tectonic plates ...

The earthquake, which occurred along the Sagaing Fault, is part of ongoing tectonic activity in the region, where the Indian Plate is s... The powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake, which killed ...

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

Indian tectonic plate is splitting beneath the Himalayas, revealing a dramatic twist in Earth's tectonic history, scientists ...

A recent study challenges the long-held belief of the Indian plate smoothly sliding under the Eurasian plate. Seismic data reveals the Indian plate is ...