Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ...

By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San ...

The King's Trough Complex is a several-hundred-kilometer-long, canyon-like system of trenches on the North Atlantic seafloor.

UnsplashCarbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions ...

Three huge tectonic plates meet at the Mendocino triple junction off the coast of northern California, and a new study ...

A switch from a humid to a dry climate has led the Eastern African Rift Zone to pull apart more freely, new research finds.

Three of the great tectonic plates that make up the Earth’s crust meet at the Mendocino Triple Junction, off the Humboldt ...

Scientists are uncovering a hidden and surprisingly complex earthquake zone beneath Northern California by tracking swarms of ...

The tallest cliff in the solar system is so extreme that even imagining standing on its edge is enough to make your stomach ...

It was a groundbreaking discovery. Scientists have found previously concealed fault lines along California’s north coast, sparking concerns that we could be drastically underestimating the earthquake ...

Seismic activity in this region is not new; San Ramon has experienced multiple strings of earthquakes over the past several months. These events serve as a reminder of the ongoing tectonic activity ...