Recent discoveries offer deeper insight into the movement of tectonic plates. New research has found that variations in rock ...

Continental clues: Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet’s history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics. Researchers have made a new ...

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics influence the trajectory and speed of the plates as they plunge deep into ...

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics begin?

With a computer rendering, he helped scientists understand that the earth, with its shifting tectonic plates, is “an extraordinary living being” that is “continuously changing.” ...

Scientists have discovered an unusually thick mantle transition zone beneath the Lesser Antilles. This discovery sheds new light on how oceanic plates sink into the Earth's mantle. Variations ...

Indian tectonic plate is splitting beneath the Himalayas, revealing a dramatic twist in Earth's tectonic history, scientists ...

When Maureen Long talks to the public about her work, she likes to ask her audience to close their eyes and think of a ...

This program explores the composition of our Earth, and delves deep into the tectonic plates, their history and the different ...