A fascinating new study has shaken up our understanding of Earth’s oceans. It reveals that around 15 million years ago, ...

These 10 U.S. states experience the highest number of earthquakes, shaking their ground quietly yet consistently, reminding us of the hidden tectonic forces underfoot and the constant motion of ...

Volcanoes are rumbling as scientists monitor earthquakes at Washington's Mount Rainier and Alaska's Iliamna volcano.

The most significant seismic activity in Colorado is associated with tectonic activity along the Rocky Mountains. The western part of the state, particularly the region near the Colorado-New ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

Ancient rocks improve understanding of tectonic activity between earthquakes. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 02 / 240207195144.htm.

Plate tectonics also may have enabled life to recover from devastating mass extinctions. For instance, at the end of the Permian period, a mass extinction driven by carbon-dioxide-spewing volcanic ...

Earth's continents may look fixed on a globe, but they've been drifting, splitting and reforming over billions of years—and ...

Image of the tectonic plates making up the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic may start to close in around 20 million years. Elliot Lim, CIRES & NOAA/NCEI ...

Earth and its "evil twin" Venus are very different today, with the latter lacking plate tectonics. New research indicates Venus may have been much more like our planet than we suspected.