A part of Northern Africa is slowly splitting apart from the rest of the continent and may eventually create a whole new ...

The term for the build-up of force before an earthquake is ____. This refers to the accumulated pressure and deformation ...

This geographical phenomenon, known as the Eastern African Rift (EARS), is believed to have initiated around 22 million years ...

Analysing lava flows that solidified and then broke apart over a massive crack in the Earth's crust in Turkey has brought new insights into how continents move over time, improving our understanding ...

Geoscientists from the University of Toronto have made a breakthrough discovery that adds new dimensions to the theory of ...

A new study is fueling speculation and fear about the risks of a major earthquake in the Cascadia subduction zone, including ...

The geology of the Cascadia subduction zone has largely staved off climate-related sea-level rise in the Pacific Northwest, ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an ...

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five ...

For millions of years, Earth’s moving plates have sculpted continents, carved oceans, and built massive mountain ranges. Yet ...

Tectonic shifts could lead Africa to split into two continents, and although some argue that these images provid evidence, ...