Plate tectonics had arranged the world's continents into a single massive landmasses: Pangaea. Today I attempt to use my knowledge of geography to create a basic map of what this land might have ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

New study reveals that Earth's inner core is undergoing unexpected structural changes, challenging long-held assumptions ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an ...

A team of geologists and mineral physicists at Harvard University, the University of California, Argonne National Laboratory ...

Searcher Seismic’s geoscience head Neil Hodgson discusses blue-sky thinking, plate tectonics and contourites, ahead of key ...

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

The tectonic plates have shifted once again, this time with trade tariff announcements from the incoming Trump administration, sowing the seeds ...

“The African continent is undergoing a slow, monumental split due to tectonic plate movements in the Afar Triangle. A new ...

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

Under our feet, processes are occurring that could reshape the world map in the long run. Africa, although it seems like a ...

The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...