In this lesson, students learn why, where, and how earthquakes happen. Students are introduced to the interior structure of the Earth and plate tectonics. Plate tectonics is the engine behind the ...

Few of the visitors who marvel at the Okavango Blue Diamond on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York will see a history lesson in geology and plate tectonics in its 20.46 ...

A previously unknown layer of partially molten rock has been detected beneath Earth’s crust. The discovery could help scientists learn more about the motions of Earth’s tectonic plates.

For decades, students around the world have memorized the same geography lesson: seven continents, split cleanly by oceans and plate boundaries. But new research out of the University of Derby is ...

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of plates, which have moved throughout Earth's history. The theory explains the how and why behind mountains, volcanoes, and ...

Now, as reported in a recent issue of the journal Earth-Science Reviews, scientists are able to precisely recreate the journeys of Earth’s tectonic plates over the last billion years of its history.

Based on a series of models considering how the continents were assembled over time, researchers created an updated map of Earth's tectonic plates.

If you've ever felt the earth shudder beneath your feet during an earthquake, you're no stranger to the effects of Earth's ever-roaming tectonic plates. How Earth got its tectonic plates - Los ...

Iceland’s Silfra fissure – a crack between continents formed by the constant pulling apart of two tectonic plates – is a geological wonder. Because of this, it’s become one of the world ...

Riding the crest of Netflix's wave, Zac Efron has indeed gone 'Down to Earth'. The High School Musical heartthrob, with his irresistible charm and shiny lips, is now explaining plate tectonics and ...

In this lesson, students use scientific data to learn how the scientific process works. They learn where the Earth’s tectonic plates and their boundaries are, what happens at the boundaries, and ...