Volcanoes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and volcanoes and featuring case studies from ...

Scientists have long thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see ...

Earthquakes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and earthquakes and featuring case studies ...

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

It’s long been thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see in ...

New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we associate with modern continents. This means the telltale fingerprints of ...

Earth is the only known planet which has plate tectonics today. The constant movement of these giant slabs of rock over the ...

Researchers have discovered cratonic thinning occurring beneath North America, driven by the remnants of the Farallon Plate.

Scientists have warned that the crust of the Earth beneath the US is 'dripping' away, which sounds quite concerning but is ...

Lithospheric dripping occurs when the underside of Earth's rocky crust is heated to a certain temperature. As the rock melts, ...

Beneath the American Midwest, part of the continent is gradually losing its foundation. This slow geological phenomenon, ...

challenging beliefs about how our continents formed and when plate tectonics began. A study published in Nature on 2 April reveals that Earth's first crust, formed about 4.5 billion years ago ...