This is what a recent study published in Scientific Reports hopes to address, as a pair of researchers investigated how plate tectonics, oceans, and continents are responsible for the emergence and ...

While the triggers for the extreme cold at that time are debated, prevailing theories involve changes in tectonic plate ...

This process, known as plate tectonics, may be the very reason life thrives on Earth. Uniquely, Earth is the only planet known to have both plate tectonics and life, a coincidence that many ...

But to find that complexity, we must take the lessons of the boring billion to heart. Planets are not just a stage on which ...

Earth's surface is a turbulent place. Mountains rise, continents merge and split, and earthquakes shake the ground. All of ...

However, another kind of tug-of-war between India and China - a continuous and ancient tectonic one - has been going on with the Indian tectonic plate constantly losing land by sliding under the ...

But when did Earth's surface splinter into tectonic plates? And when did those plates start moving? It's an important question because plate tectonics seems to fuel the evolution and complexity of ...

Scuba diving at Iceland’s Silfra Fissure offers adventurers a chance to explore a submerged canyon between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates. Located in Þingvellir National Park ...

Gauteng’s transport department has been quiet on its plan to launch new number plates for vehicles in the province, a project which has already faced several delays. The latest news came from ...