Africa is undergoing a gradual geological transformation, with tectonic forces slowly pulling the continent apart. This ...

But sometime in the very distant future, there may be a new guest: a sixth ocean. As a result of movement from the East ...

Scientists discover evidence of a submerged continent beneath Iceland, challenging Earth’s continental map. This tectonic ...

A fascinating new study reveals how two of Earth’s established continents may constitute one whole landmass in itself.

Beneath their majestic peaks, the Indian and Eurasian tectonic ... the Indian Plate resist subduction into Earth's mantle. Scientists have long debated its behaviour during its ongoing collision ...

Recent scientific discoveries reveal two extraordinary phenomena that could change our understanding of Earth's hydrology.

Researchers have discovered evidence suggesting that the Indian tectonic plate may be splitting apart ... indicating that the Indian plate is undergoing a process known as “delamination.” This means ...

The Trump administration has stopped payments for ongoing grants government agencies ... Mother Nature and plate tectonics have created both the beautiful mountain ranges in Arizona and the ...

The observed seismicity is consistent with increased pressure caused by magma accumulation, which has been ongoing since the ... because it sits on a tectonic plate boundary called the Mid ...

But tackling real controversies head-on is at the heart of the scientific process. These five ongoing ... volcanoes and Earth's shifting plate tectonics over a few million years eventually killed ...

By doing so, scientists hope to identify the anomalies’ composition and origin, determining whether they are relics of Earth’s early formation or active participants in ongoing ... the process that ...