Volcanoes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and volcanoes and featuring case studies from ...

This early rocky shell featured chemical signatures previously thought to occur only in continental crusts made by the ...

New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we ...

New research reveals a surprising link between the ancient tectonic history of oceanic plates and their fate as they subduct ...

In an article published in Science Advances, a collaborative team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) ...

These are conservative ... the outcome of tectonic events can differ depending on location, population density and level of development. To help with their understanding of plate boundaries ...

Sediment cores drawn from four lakes in Guatemala record the distinct direction that ground shaking traveled during a 1976 ...

Devastating earthquake in Myanmar reveals tectonic complexities, historical patterns, and potential risks for South Asia.

A team presents new details of an oceanic transform fault at the Gofar fault in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The work reveals unexpected brine deposits beneath the seafloor near the fault, which could ...

In fact, scientists have understood the history of plate tectonics by studying these signatures. A new study by an international team of researchers led by Macquarie University in Australia has ...