O ne billion years ago, Earth was boring as hell. Animals were yet to evolve and most life was small, simple, and slimy. Even ...

What started as uneasiness in failing to do the Himalayan trek, was finally turning into desperation. Was trekking in the Himalayas was just a part of bucket list for me? Or did I wanted to get away ...

The towering Himalayas, Earth's most iconic mountain range, continue to astonish scientists. Beneath their majestic peaks, the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates engage in a slow-motion collision ...

Scientists analyzing seismic data from southern Tibet discovered that the Indian tectonic plate is fragmenting as it subducts beneath the Eurasian plate, reshaping our understanding of the forces ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The modern understanding of the plate tectonic cycle predicts that remnants of submerged plates will ...

This flow is what drives the movement of tectonic plates on Earth’s surface, causing earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the shifting of continents. Heat from the Earth’s core causes convection ...

The tectonic plates constantly move at a slow pace ... According to the USGS, “Seismicity in the Himalaya dominantly results from the continental collision of the India and Eurasia plates, which are ...

The outcomes can vary from minor to severe impacts. It is also a reality that earthquakes may be difficult to understand for those who are not well-versed in plate tectonics. Sometimes I hear people ...

A huge amount of energy is stored along the faultlines due to the continuous interaction of tectonic plates — which can be released only in the form of a massive quake. A 2017 study (‘Implications for ...

A succession of foreshocks and aftershocks are reshaping the geopolitical landscape. How will the global politics of 2025 be defined? If 2024 was the year of democracy, with elections taking place ...

Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan, heralded as the ‘Kate Middleton of the Himalayas’, made a rare public appearance alongside her husband, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and their three children to ...