Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

From time to time, when Earth's tectonic plates shift, the planet emits a long, slow belch of carbon dioxide. In a new ...

Earth surface is covered with rigid plates that move, crash into each other and dive into the planet's interior. But when did ...

Earth’s surface is a dynamic, ever-changing landscape. Massive crustal plates shift, creating mountains, earthquakes, and ...

Earth's surface is a turbulent place. Mountains rise, continents merge and split, and earthquakes shake the ground. All of these processes result from plate tectonics, the movement of enormous ...

But when did Earth's surface splinter into tectonic plates? And when did those plates start moving? It's an important question because plate tectonics seems to fuel the evolution and complexity of ...

But to find that complexity, we must take the lessons of the boring billion to heart. Planets are not just a stage on which ...