Although we may not always notice it, the surface of our planet is constantly shifting below our feet. To demonstrate this, scientists from the University of Sydney in Australia have modelled how the ...

Scientists have reconstructed the movement of plates that led to the formation of the Pacific Plate Kim Westerskov/Getty The Pacific Plate formed 190 million years ago and for the first time, ...

Our planet has an outer layer made up of several plates, which move relative to one another. While we may take this knowledge for granted, this theory of plate tectonics was only formulated in the ...

Discover how tectonic plates affect climate patterns and vice versa, revealing the Indo plate's acceleration over millions of years. What’s the News: Geologists have known for years that tectonic ...

A groundbreaking study has provided new insights into the forces that cause tectonic movements in Europe’s most seismically active regions. Researchers used advanced satellite data to track land ...

Join Isla and Connor as they explore features of tectonic movement along the Great Glen Way. ISLA: Loch Lochy! I think they ran out of ideas when they named this place. Great starting point for our ...

Activity in the mantle makes mountains, moves tectonic plates, and causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Learn more about the thick, active layer that makes our Earth our Earth. In 1970, Russian ...

Scientists have identified a long-lost tectonic plate in the west Pacific Ocean. Called Pontus, the 'mega-plate' was once 15 million square miles, about a quarter the size of the Pacific Ocean today.

Earthquakes, tremors and landslides are not new to the North Indian topography, but their increasing frequency is alarming. The Joshimath tragedy of 2023 and the more recent tunnel collapse in ...