Gather your supplies! In this episode we will use everyday materials to learn about tectonic plates and fault lines.

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

At the confluence of multiple tectonic plates, on the Pacific Ring of Fire, sits the West Coast of the United States, where ...

Scientists have worked for years to build systems to monitor volcanoes and earthquakes on the West Coast, but DOGE cuts may ...

NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite, aka SWOT, has provided one of the most detailed maps of the seafloor ...

Scientists have worked for years to build better systems to keep people safe from earthquakes and volcanoes. Will those ...

Accurate seafloor maps are also important for an improved understanding of deep-sea currents and tides, which affect life in the abyss, as well as geologic processes like plate tectonics. Underwater ...

Scientists have identified two enormous mountains hidden deep beneath the Earth’s surface, each standing an extraordinary 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) tall—more than 100 times taller than Mount ...

In case you are wondering, this process is called continental drift, where tectonic plates move beneath the earth’s surface. In the process of Australia moving upwards, it is already colliding with ...

Plate tectonics raise mountains, while erosion—driven by glaciers, rain and wind—wears them down. But there's an often-overlooked factor in this process: the rock itself. "The hypothesis is ...

Of course, fossils up a mountain are not evidence of a great ... The real answer came much later when we finally learned about plate tectonics in the 1960s, a development from the continental ...

NEW DELHI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - At least 25 people remain trapped under snow after an avalanche struck the Indian Himalayan mountain state of Uttarakhand, authorities said on Friday, following ...