Researchers in China and Australia have created an animation that details Earth's tectonic movements over the past 1.8 billion years. In just over a minute, the video offers a mesmerizing look at ...

According to plate tectonics theory, Earth's outer shell is divided into multiple plates that slowly glide over the mantle. This slowly changes Earth's surface over time by merging, or separating ...

Scientists have mapped the past 1.8 billion years of Earth’s continental drift by studying rocks to reveal how its ever-shifting landmasses shaped our planet’s surface. A study published in ...