Africa is slowly tearing itself in two. Scientists predict that this seismic split, currently in its infancy, will one day divide the continent into two separate landmasses. While this transformation ...

An exhaustive search for an impact crater by every single mission in Mars orbit allowed experts to rule out the possibility an impact caused the tremors. The largest-ever recorded quake on the planet ...

The strongest recorded quake left no visible traces on the Red Planet surface. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The strongest-ever ...

Deep beneath the Zagros Mountains, a massive geological shift is unfolding. Scientists have detected that the Neotethys oceanic plate is tearing apart horizontally, altering the region’s tectonic ...

Diamonds present at the birth of the Okavango Delta have a lasting connection to this landscape and are playing a unique role in its conservation today. 3:41 Geological time and tectonic forces have ...

Deep beneath East Africa, the planet is quietly rewriting its own map. A colossal crack is opening in the crust, slowly enough that no one alive today will see the final result, yet fast enough that ...

Earth’s surface is constantly shifting, shaped by the slow but powerful movement of tectonic plates. While some plates have ...

Mount Everest’s towering height isn’t shaped by tectonic forces alone. Its continued growth owes a quiet debt to nearby rivers. These rivers, cutting through deep gorges, have helped lift the mountain ...