Far beneath the ocean's surface, where mountain belts rise and ancient oceanic crust lies hidden, a long-lost tectonic plate ...

"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental ...

Learn more about the pounding plume of molten rock that's beneath Ethiopia, forcing its three tectonic plates to separate.

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it cracks and an ocean basin begins.

Eight legs, thousands of feet below... and one very unique discovery! Here's the story behind how certain sea spiders use ...

A study reveals that the oldest continental crust on Earth is slowly being broken up by shifting tectonic forces.

Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the ...

Here's What'll Happen When Plate Tectonics Grinds to a Halt A new study says we may only have another 1.45 billion years to enjoy the dynamic action of Earth’s geologic engine. By Robin George ...

Iceland is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world, but its seismic nature is part of a much broader geological ...

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Pakistan's Balochistan province, injuring at least five people and damaging homes. The ...

Not since the days of Mark Twain has there been anything like what people witnessed in the Steamboat area of south Reno this ...