A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating ...

The ground under our feet is constantly moving, and to measure these movements, researchers have turned to an unlikely helper: quasars that are millions of light-years away. Hosted by: Stefan Chin ...

Seismic tremors reveal a shallow fragment of ancient tectonic plate beneath Northern California, helping explain damaging ...

Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods ...

Cause of Earthquakes: Earthquakes happen due to the sudden movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth’s crust. When stress builds up along plate boundaries or fault lines and the rocks can no ...

New research challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating that mid-ocean ridges and continental rifts, not volcanic ...

More than half of Iran is mountainous. Ranges like the Zagros and Alborz rise where tectonic plates collide. These peaks and valleys are perfect for carving hidden facilities. Fordow: Under 100 Meters ...

Sea-level changes are often blamed on shifts in climate. And while climate clearly plays a major role, it isn’t the only force at work. Geological and tectonic mechanisms can also reshape the oceans.

Mogul Bill Gates probably was correct when he recently said climate change isn’t going to be the death of us all. Perhaps. But a number of species have already checked out of late. Many in the wild ...

Deep beneath our feet, colossal explosions in the mantle have, at times, blasted diamonds toward the surface in violent jets that scientists now liken to “fountains.” These eruptions, triggered when ...