Earthquakes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and earthquakes and featuring case studies ...

Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

A chunk of ancient oceanic crust buried deep beneath the Midwest is pulling parts of North America's crust down into the ...

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive ...

Earthquakes are among the most formidable natural disasters, striking with little warning and causing widespread devastation.

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...

Lithospheric dripping occurs when the underside of Earth's rocky crust is heated to a certain temperature. As the rock melts, ...

A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar, causing damage and casualties across the country and in neighbouring ...

Indonesia's position on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates ... world, subjected to frequent seismic activity. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) interactive map ...

As asteroid mining becomes a reality, scientists are questioning whether extracting space minerals could alter Earth’s gravitational balance, disrupt tectonic plates, or even increase seismic ...

This region is prone to major earthquakes because of movement from the Eurasian and Arabian tectonic plates ... one of the most detailed maps of the bottom of the world's oceans ever created.