An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the ...

The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for ...

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

Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation ...

Plate tectonics had arranged the world's continents into a single massive landmasses: Pangaea. Today I attempt to use my ...

Researchers have discovered the "ignition" mechanism of earthquakes, and their latest findings were published in "Nature." ...

The modern understanding of the plate tectonic cycle predicts that remnants of submerged plates will be found near subduction zones. However, a new high-resolution model shows that these remnants ...

Almost everywhere, the ground is still shaking from a succession of tectonic events that are reshaping the geopolitical landscape, and continually producing foreshocks and aftershocks.

President Biden plans to add another national monument, this one near Joshua Tree National Park, and is making plans to travel to California in the coming days to dedicate the Chuckwalla National ...

Individual aseismic areas move as rigid plates on the surface of a sphere. Application of the Mercator projection to slip vectors shows that the paving stone theory of world tectonics is correct ...