Latest about plate tectonics
Plate tectonics are 3.6 billion years old, oldest minerals on Earth reveal
The hidden chemistry of ancient zircon crystals has revealed the age of Earth's tectonic plates.
Swarm of 20,000 earthquakes could make Iceland's volcanoes erupt
A swarm of more than 20,000 earthquakes has rattled southern Iceland this week, and geologists suspect a volcanic eruption is on the way.
Earth's mountains disappeared for a billion years, and then life stopped evolving
For a billion years Earth's mountains stopped growing, and may have starved the sea of nutrients, new research finds.
The Atlantic Ocean is widening. Here’s why.
Sizzling-hot rocks are rising up and pushing on the plates on either side of the Atlantic.
'Lost' tectonic plate called Resurrection hidden under the Pacific
A new computer reconstruction of the tectonic plates of 60 million years ago reveals the existence of a lost plate called Resurrection.
Visit NYC in 750 million B.C. with this epic interactive map
A new interactive map visualizes how Earth's continents evolved from about 750 million years ago to today.
Weird, Z-shaped faults could trigger a large earthquake on California's San Andreas Fault
A big earthquake at Ridgecrest could trigger the Garlock fault, which would in turn trigger the San Andreas.
Giant tectonic plate under Indian Ocean is breaking in two
The India-Australia-Capricorn plate is breaking up at a rate of about 2 millimeters a year.
