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

Scientists have uncovered one of the most exciting geological discoveries of the decade – the long-lost Pontus tectonic plate. This ancient “mega plate,” which once spanned an astonishing 15 million ...

With unprecedented clarity, scientists have directly observed a subduction zone—the collision point where one tectonic plate ...

It's the first time Earth's geologic record — information found inside rocks — has been used to create an animation of this kind. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Far beneath the ocean's surface, where mountain belts rise and ancient oceanic crust lies hidden, a long-lost tectonic plate has been brought back into view. In one of Earth's most tectonically ...

Earth’s crust, which is composed of several tectonic plates, like puzzle pieces, began to jiggle. Provoked and stimulated by the torrent of elemental forces churning within the mantle, some larger ...

Scientists reveal ancient structures hidden beneath the Pacific, challenging plate tectonics and uncovering secrets 200 million years old in Earth.