This continent may be dividing in two, according to a startling finding on the map of Earth. Africa is expected to split but only within millions of years.

Plate tectonics had arranged the world's continents into a single massive landmasses: Pangaea. Today I attempt to use my knowledge of geography to create a basic map of what this land might have ...

The map highlights in yellow the zones of the Pacific Plate that are being pulled apart by the sinking tectonic plate along the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Scotese studies how plate tectonics and a warming climate will change Earth's appearance in the future, and he has made multiple animated maps based from his research. For more animations from ...

The movement of these tectonic plates leads to earthquakes and volcanoes ... at about the same speed as your fingernails grow, so the map of the world will continue to change, but just very ...

The new research suggests that the necessity for large oceans, continents and plate tectonics—the latter lasting for over 500 million years—should also be taken into account. Map of the Word ...

A video of a California woman exploring a place where you can physically walk between two shifting tectonic plates has captivated viewers on TikTok. The clip of the rare geological wonder ...

Plate tectonics also exposes rocks that react with ... Earth's history is a leap forward in the scientific grand challenge to ...