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

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

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 ...

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A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences offers an intriguing explanation — and ...

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 ...

Cratons are thick and relatively cold, making them very durable during earth’s history. Continents, and their craton cores, ...

When the tectonic subduction zone beneath the Pacific Northwest moves, it does so in dramatic fashion. Not only is ground ...

Samples from the seafloor reveal evidence of several earthquakes along the West Coast’s two major fault zones happening in ...

The West Coast of North America is a geologically tumultuous zone where tectonic plates collide, subducting under and ...

China is moving ahead with plans to construct the world’s largest hydropower dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo ...