Scientists have uncovered a hidden geological process where fragments of continents are slowly stripped from below and swept ...

Towering 8,848 meters above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth — but how did it come to be? This video explains the collision of tectonic plates, the rise of the Himalayas, and the ...

Chinese scientists have become the first to visit one of Earth’s most remote and geologically intriguing realms: an ...

The break up of the supercontinent Nuna transformed the Earth’s surface, creating shallow marine habitats that may have given ...

BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have uncovered the key mechanism behind seismic activities in the eastern Himalayas, providing ...

All complex life on Earth may be the result of plate tectonics tearing apart the ancient supercontinent Nuna 1.5 billion ...

Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental ...

Earth scientists have discovered how continents are slowly peeled from beneath, fueling volcanic activity in an unexpected ...

Researchers at the University of Southampton and the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, together with colleagues, have ...

For the first time in history, scientists have observed the rupture of a tectonic plate in a subduction zone in real time.

Geologists have uncovered troubling evidence that India’s tectonic plate is tearing apart beneath Tibet, signaling potential massive geological changes ahead.

Tulane University researchers, collaborating with an international team of scientists, have discovered why some parts of ...