An international team has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the tectonic evolution of terrestrial planets.

An unprecedented observation of a major geological process is currently taking place off the North American coast. For the ...

Researchers have examined tiny time capsules found in the oldest-known crystals in an attempt to settle a question that divides scientists: when did Earth’s tectonic plates begin to move? Plate ...

Ancient plate tectonics in the Archean period differs from modern plate tectonics in the Phanerozoic period because of the higher mantle temperatures inside the early Earth, the thicker basaltic crust ...

Recent scientific revelations have upended the long-held belief that the rift between Africa and Asia, specifically through ...