Recent discoveries offer deeper insight into the movement of tectonic plates. New research has found that variations in rock ...

Federal cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey have prompted fears of losing vital information on earthquake activity and ...

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 ...

When Maureen Long talks to the public about her work, she likes to ask her audience to close their eyes and think of a ...

Although the Caribbean is well-known for its sunshine and beaches, it now has a new claim to fame in the world of plate tectonics." "It's wild to think that in some ways tectonic plates have a ...