Within just a few million years, the continental plates begin to bend and squish toward each other. Around 200 million years ...

Tectonic plates: can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. Their movements cause some of the world's deadliest disasters, but, as you're about to see, the alternative is much, much worse.

Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare.

DEHRADUN: A 250-kilometre stretch of land in Uttarakhand is under severe pressure due to tectonic activity and could ...

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

Scientists have detected rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath eastern Africa, threatening to pull the continent ...

A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical ...

Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it cracks and an ocean basin begins.

Less than 48 hours after decommitting from the Iowa Hawkeyes, top wrestling recruit Bo Bassett has a new top three programs.

Two slow-motion earthquakes took several weeks to travel 20 miles along the fault. Each happened in places where geologic ...