A subduction zone near Cascadia is unraveling piece by piece. The process offers a rare glimpse into how tectonic plates die and form new geological boundaries. With unprecedented clarity, researchers ...
Scientists say the slow-motion collision is already causing unexpected disruptions, with much bigger consequences looming.
The Earth's crust is doing something pretty intense—it’s slowly breaking apart! Scientists say tectonic plates, those massive puzzle pieces that make up our planet’s surface, are shifting and cracking ...
The mountain range has been sitting under the ice sheet for eons following a massive tectonic plate clash.
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Cratons are thick and relatively cold, making them very durable during earth’s history. Continents, and their craton cores, ...
Samples from the seafloor reveal evidence of several earthquakes along the West Coast’s two major fault zones happening in ...
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The West Coast of North America is a geologically tumultuous zone where tectonic plates collide, subducting under and ...
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center earlier warned of waves of up to 3m (10ft) above tide level reaching the Philippine coast.
Geosphere, demonstrating the first evidence that the two faults have interacted repeatedly over thousands of years. The ...