Seismic waves from earthquakes have always offered a window into Earth’s hidden interior. For decades, researchers believed ...

Sink or Swim: The fate of sinking tectonic plates depends on their ancient tectonic histories New findings provide a greater understanding of how tectonic plates move Date: April 9, 2025 Source ...

The tectonic plates under health and social care are moving again with the abolition of NHS England and the proposed reorganisation of remaining two-tier local government. Will they come closer ...

The recent Myanmar earthquake serves as a reminder of the risks faced by the region, as it marks 10 years since a massive ...

In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...

We can’t solve problems as dire as climate change and biodiversity loss with the same kind of thinking that got us into ...

A strike-slip fault movement is caused by two different tectonic plates moving in opposite directions. These tectonic plates move at incredibly slow rates, approximately millimeters per year.

The earthquake is what geologists call a 'slip-strike' tremor, triggered by two tectonic plates suddenly moving past one another. When the plates get stuck on each other in the fault region ...

A new geological study has revealed that the Indian Plate, long believed to slide smoothly beneath the Tibetan Plateau, is actually tearing and warpi ...

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.” ...