An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the ...

An international research team has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the Zagros Mountains in the Kurdistan region of Iraq on how much the surface of the Earth has bent over the last ...

For millions of years, as the Arabian and Eurasian continental plates have drifted toward each other, the underground ancient ...

Decoding the Indian Plate’s Hidden Movements Unlike dense oceanic plates, continental plates like the Indian Plate resist subduction into Earth's mantle. Scientists have long debated its ...

Scientists uncover hidden land under Iceland, questioning our understanding of Earth's continents and tectonic plates.

Love is a burning thing, and it makes a fiery ring […] And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire; the ring of fire.” This ...

Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...

These oceanic plates are consumed back into the mantle ... about 4.6 billion years. Continental crust is generally higher in silica, which makes it less dense. This low density makes continents ...

A new study conducted by a university in the United Kingdom, of Environmental Science, proposes that the earth has six ...

The probability of a "megaquake" in Japan in the next 30 years has marginally increased, a government panel said Thursday, ...

Continental plates are usually quite thick (between 35 to 70 km) compared to the much thinner oceanic plates (between 5 and 10 km). The oceanic rocks are usually made from basalt, while ...

The probability of a “megaquake” in Japan in the next 30 years has marginally increased, a government panel said, with a 75-82% chance of it happening.