The vertical movement of the mantle is one of the driving forces that brings about large-scale geological changes to the ...

Deep within the Earth’s mantle, rhythmic pulses of hot lava are emerging on the surface, offering a rare glimpse into the ...

Tectonic pulses beneath Africa are splitting the continent apart to produce a new ocean, according to University of ...

The Afar junction is the point at which the Arabian, Nubian, and Somalian plates meet, each departing in their own directions to leave a widening gap under the Afar Triangle. Eventually, the crust ...

As the NATO summit kicks off in Brussels today, a look at how European leaders are preparing for Trump’s arrival and why the ...

Like volcanoes on land, these underwater fissures are caused by magma which forms along tectonic plates. When they erupt magma pours out of the volcano and onto the seafloor.

Cratons are the most ancient, stable pieces of tectonic plates, but even these geological formations can change over time. A new study details how the North American plate is “dripping” into ...

200 million years ago, the planet looked very different than it did now. Plate tectonics had arranged the world's continents into a single massive landmasses: Pangaea. Today I attempt to use my ...

You can learn more about how tectonic plates change what Earth looks like in a video shared several years ago. Don’t Miss: Did James Webb find life on an alien planet? What you need to know ...

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At first glance Formula 1 might look like a billionaire boys’ club, where the cash reserves are endless and the supplies infinite. And to a large extent, that’s true. But the motorsport series ...

In fact, as new methods allow scientists to look ever-deeper into the past, some are now arguing that plate tectonics emerged very soon after Earth's formation — perhaps predating life itself ...