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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Melting glaciers 10,000 years ago sped up continental drift and volcanic activity, a process that could repeat as modern ice ...

This new discovery shows that the Indian tectonic plate is splitting deep beneath ... in how we understand the Himalayas and earthquake activity in the region. By uncovering what’s happening ...

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 ...

The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

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 ...

Have you ever wondered why the Pacific Ocean seems to be constantly shaking and erupting, as if the very earth beneath it is ...