Plate tectonics had arranged the world's continents into a single massive landmasses: Pangaea. Today I attempt to use my ...

From towering mountains to vast deserts, America’s landscapes were shaped by powerful geological forces over millions of ...

This continent may be dividing in two, according to a startling finding on the map of Earth. Africa is expected to split but only within millions of years.

Controversial Dutch researcher and seismologist Frank Hoogerbeets said on Monday that Greece is in volcanic and earthquake ...

Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

Dr. John Ebel, a geophysics professor at Boston College, explained the movement of tectonic plates, including the North American Plate, which Maine is centered on, is responsible for the seismic event ...

Understanding plate tectonics is key to grasping how the Earth’s geology works and how oceans and continents came to be. These massive slabs, part of the lithosphere, meet at their edges where all the ...

According to this model, submerged tectonic plates should be found near subduction zones ... geophysicists analyze seismic waves to map the Earth's depths without drilling. This method goes further ...

Parts of New Jersey were rattled by an earthquake on Friday afternoon, according to the USGS. The USGS says the earthquake happened in Bergen County, between Paramus and River Edge. Back on April ...

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolted San Francisco, Southern Leyte on Thursday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). In its updated bulletin, PHIVOLCS ...

These unexpected regions of the Earth's innards appear to be hotter and older than other structures nearby that are known to be sunken tectonic plates, possibly being around 500 million years old ...

2026 World Cup co-hosts Mexico wrap up their two game swing of South America on Tuesday, when they face River Plate in an international friendly. Mexico are coming off a 2-0 win over Brazilian ...