The plates fit together like jigsaw puzzle pieces far beneath our feet. Tectonic plates move - usually very slowly - and this broke Pangaea up into separate parts, eventually creating the ...

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?

A stunning new study is challenging the conventional wisdom about Earth’s continents. For years, we’ve been taught that Earth has seven continents, but emerging research suggests that the number might ...

Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

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

The Greek island's mayor has warned that seismic activity could continue for weeks, after earthquakes up to a magnitude of ...

According to officials, more than 11,000 people have left Santorini, with around 7,000 departing by ferry and 4,000 people ...

The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, Harvard researchers think they have a good explanation for ...

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

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

The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which ...

Researchers have discovered evidence suggesting that the Indian tectonic plate may be splitting apart beneath the surface ... This detachment is not a simple process; instead, it involves complex ...