A study published in the journal Tectonics has provided new insights into the forces that cause tectonic movements in ...

Strong new evidence suggests that primordial material from the planet’s center is somehow making its way out. Continent-size ...

This paper proposes a new theoretical content and research framework of multi-spheric interaction-driven hydrocarbon ...

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?

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.

As geologists make sense of this dynamic puzzle, Earth's moving plates create some fascinating scenarios. The Pacific Plate is probably the fastest, moving northwest 2.8 to 3.9 inches (7 to 10 ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.

Getty Images The result is “like shaking a bottle of champagne”, Professor Gernon said. The eruptions have huge explosive potential and buoyancy, rocketing the material up to Earth’s surface.

Earth is truly unique among our Solar System’s planets. It has vast water oceans and abundant life. But Earth is also unique because it is the only planet with plate tectonics, which shaped its ...

Earth-like plate tectonics may have shaped Venus billions of years ago A new study bolsters the theory that microbial life could have existed on our sister planet. Laura Baisas Oct 27, 2023 11:00 ...

New maps of global geological provinces and tectonic plates. Earth-Science Reviews, 2022; 104069 DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104069 ...

This video excerpt from NOVA: "Deadliest Earthquakes" shows how Earth’s crust is made up of rocky slabs, called plates, and how those plates are constantly moving. As molten rock rises from ...