The deep roots of Earth's oldest continents have long been thought to be unshakable. But a new seismic discovery suggests that even these stable landmasses can change. Beneath the center of North ...

New research reveals a surprising link between the ancient tectonic history of oceanic plates and their fate as they subduct ...

New findings provide a greater understanding of plate subduction, or how tectonic plates slide beneath one another. This recycling of surface materials and volatile elements deep into the Earth's ...

With a computer rendering, he helped scientists understand that the earth, with its shifting tectonic plates, is “an ...

We've mapped the Moon more thoroughly than our own ocean floor, but a leap forward has come with NASA's SWOT satellite. Using ...

Scientists discovered Earth's first crust had continental chemical signatures. This challenges beliefs about when these ...

A new study has changed what scientists thought they knew about Earth’s early history. Researchers have discovered that the ...

Presently,the trail of devastation now spans five continents, with the latest seismic activity striking Iceland. A powerful volcanic eruption has shaken the Nordic nation, sending ash clouds into the ...

New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we ...

Beneath the American Midwest, part of the continent is gradually losing its foundation. This slow geological phenomenon, ...

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