For the second time since World War II, the geopolitical tectonic plates of the world are shifting decisively in favor of the ...

Seismic tremors reveal a shallow fragment of ancient tectonic plate beneath Northern California, helping explain damaging ...

You’ve seen politics and national borders change all the time, but have you ever witnessed a continent literally breaking ...

A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating ...

By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San ...

After 28 years and 1,083 episodes, Bragg is leaving his popular BBC podcast, In Our Time. His replacement is hoping you’ll ...

Southern Mexico was shook Friday by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake. Could that ever happen in Florida? Here's what to know.

GUANGZHOU -- Scientists studying lunar samples brought back by China's Chang'e 6 mission have identified rare meteorite relics that could reshape our understanding of mass transfer in the Solar System ...

The Iberian Peninsula — that massive piece of Europe holding Spain and Portugal — is not the static landmass we imagine. It’s ...

The tectonic plates are among the most powerful forces on Earth, exerting tremendous influence over every single life that unfolds on this planet. They are both creators and destroyers, capable of ...

LSU scientists have discovered a subduction zone decaying near Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada that sheds light on how tectonic plates on the Earth’s surface evolve. A Science Advances ...

A new study presented at the 2025 EPSC/DPS Joint Meeting proposes that the rarity of specific geological and atmospheric conditions necessary for technologically advanced life significantly limits the ...