Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But do other planets in the solar system have them too?

"It's pretty surreal to walk between two major pieces of Earth's crust that are drifting in different directions," Brooke ...

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

Scientists uncover hidden land under Iceland, questioning our understanding of Earth's continents and tectonic plates.

Understanding plate tectonics is key to grasping how the Earth’s geology works and how oceans and continents came to be.

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ...

A new study has revealed a hidden mechanism that could explain how creeping stress along tectonic plates can lead to catastrophic earthquakes. The research, involving laboratory experiments with ...