Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...

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

The U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) insists that earthquake forecasting is not possible. Thus, the agency only calculates the ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its first advisory of a megaquake along the Nankai Trough, which is a 900-km ...

Three major earthquake scenarios identified, including potential magnitude 9 tremors from the Andaman subduction zone, posing ...

Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, with officials estimating an 80% chance of a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake along the Nankai Trough, a seismic zone off the country’s ...

Subduction zones are the most important sites of material exchange between the crust and mantle on Earth. They are also the ...

Explore how North America is changing as its deep cratonic root thins and pieces are dripping into the Earth's mantle.

Earth is the only known planet which has plate tectonics today. The constant movement of these giant slabs of rock over the planet's magma creates ...