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 magnitude 3.2 earthquake was felt in Nasugbu town in Batangas province on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tremor ...

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

The moon's Schrödinger impact basin near the south pole holds two grand canyons formed by an enormous asteroid collision 3.8 ...

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ...

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

Scientists analyzing seismic data from southern Tibet discovered that the Indian tectonic plate is fragmenting as it subducts ...

destructive plate boundaries (margins) are formed. Constructive plate margins close constructive plate marginAn area where two tectonic plates are moving away from one another. are where tectonic ...

One of the most active volcanoes in the world sits just a few hundred miles off the U.S. West Coast, and some scientists ...

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...

ISLA: Well, fold mountains like these are created where two or more of Earth's tectonic plates are pushed together. At these boundaries, rocks and debris are warped and folded into hills ...

Hundreds more people were expected to leave Greece's Santorini island on Wednesday as tremors shook the popular summer ...