Researchers at the University of Göttingen discovered that the Neotethys oceanic plate beneath the Arabian and Eurasian ...

Earth's crust, or the outermost shell of the planet ... "Ancient lithosphere can be broken apart, and this disintegration can ...

New study reveals that Earth's inner core is undergoing unexpected structural changes, challenging long-held assumptions ...

Earth might not have seven continents after all. From an early age, most of us are taught to recognize seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America.

These crustal collisions occur gradually over millions of years, yet have a profound impact in reshaping the Earth's surface.

These anomalies are surprisingly similar to sunken chunks of Earth's crust but appear in seemingly impossible places. Potential patches of Earth's ancient crust, sometimes called "sunken worlds ...

Axial Seamount doesn’t pose a threat to humans, but observing what happens before and after its potential eruption could help scientists learn about submerged volcanoes and strengthen ...

Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But do other planets in the solar system have them too?

journeys into the planet’s crust to hunt for signs of life. “You get into a small truck or vehicle and go down a long, winding roadway that corkscrews down into the Earth,” she tells The Scientist. By ...

dirt-dwelling organisms that form a distinct crust on the top of soil in arid landscapes," said Knowable Magazine. It covers approximately 12% of the Earth's surface and can play a vital role ...

Our research group uses multidisciplinary tools to address fundamental geological questions related to the origin and evolution of Earth and other planetary bodies. The main focus is on the crust ...