New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

This study presents a new 1.8-billion-year full-plate tectonic model, integrating geological and paleomagnetic data to ...

A viral video, shared on Instagram, showcases Sunnumork shopping mall's quirky bathroom feature. It allows visitors to stand ...

Far beneath the ocean's surface, where mountain belts rise and ancient oceanic crust lies hidden, a long-lost tectonic plate ...

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

A fascinating new study reveals how two of Earth’s established continents may constitute one whole landmass in itself.

Yet some regions are far enough from tectonic plate boundaries to contain rocks that have remained unchanged for billions of years.

If the new age of these Canadian rocks is solid, they would be the first and only ones known to have survived Earth’s earliest, tumultuous time.

A plume of molten rock rising from the depths of the Earth in heartbeat-like pulses is slowly tearing Africa apart—and will one day create a new ocean. This is the conclusion of an international team ...

Geological Formation and Structure Supervolcano Eruption. Image via Unsplash. The Pacific supervolcano appears to be forming through a complex interaction between tectonic plate boundaries and a ...

On the inland side of the fault, the North American Plate moves southeast. Toward the coast, the Pacific Plate creeps northwest. The San Andreas is capable of creating big, destructive earthquakes.