A rare geological process is tearing the Indian Plate apart deep beneath the surface, scientists have discovered. In a study ...

Seismic waves from earthquakes have always offered a window into Earth’s hidden interior. For decades, researchers believed ...

Iran's folded rocks are a colorful formation that is part of the Greater Caucasus mountains, which formed when the Eurasian ...

Two continents collided millions of years ago, forming a bridge that changed Earth's climate system and triggered one of history's greatest animal migrations.

As you read this, the North American continent’s underside is dribbling away into Earth’s molten mantle. And according to ...

The Pacific Coast is tiptoeing around not one but two of the largest seismic triggers of the region’s modern history.

SWOT satellite data has been used to map the seafloor, revealing 100,000 seamounts, more than double the number previously ...

It is often said that humanity has explored outer space more extensively than the depths of the oceans—but a team funded by ...

Although most maps will show the earthquake's epicentre ... Catastrophic earthquakes are caused when two tectonic plates that are sliding in opposite directions stick and then slip suddenly.

Major cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and San Diego could effectively be wiped off the map ... has prompted fears of major tectonic plate activation.