David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Video showing the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates over the past billion years. Plate tectonics is a scientific theory ...

The tectonic and erosive forces that lifted and pared the earth's crust to sculpt Zhangjiajie's sandstone hoodoo created landscapes that eerily resemble traditional Chinese paintings. At the same ...

Researchers noticed kimberlites occur most often during significant disruptions among tectonic plates. After analyzing the ages of kimberlites and the degree of plate fragmentation occurring at ...

Carole King's song I Feel the Earth Move would be the perfect soundtrack for a stunning new video that shows a billion years of plate tectonic movement on Earth condensed into 40 seconds.

The point? This is the first time climate change has been linked to the movement of tectonic plates. Ultimately, knowing about the feedback loop might help scientists understand which areas of the ...

Iaffaldano says earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are symptomatic of these tectonic plate movements. "They occur at plate boundaries, so if we want to understand them more clearly, we need to ...

It has been thought that plate tectonics were a significant factor in the shaping of our planet and the evolution of life.