The number varies from a dozen to almost 100 — and most of these don't even appear on official maps. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

In a new study, a team of researchers suggests that 4 billion years ago, plate tectonics likely looked closer to what we experience today than previously thought. The team published its findings ...

Movement in the Earth's tectonic plates indirectly triggers bursts of biodiversity in 36 million-year cycles by forcing sea levels to rise and fall, new research has shown.

Professor Gernon and his colleagues identified a pattern over the last 500 million years in which tectonic plates start to pull apart and, 22 to 33 million years later, kimberlite eruptions peak.

Researchers in China and Australia have created an animation that details Earth's tectonic movements over the past 1.8 billion years. In just over a minute, the video offers a mesmerizing look at ...

Nov. 7, 2022 — Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, produce the most devastating seismic, volcanic, and landslide hazards on the planet. A new report presents an ...

Map of Earth's principal tectonic plates. ... The Pacific Plate is probably the fastest, moving northwest 2.8 to 3.9 inches (7 to 10 centimeters) per year, Rychert said.