A 3D block diagram across North America showing a mantle tomography image reveals the Slab Unfolding method used to flatten the Farallon tectonic plate. By doing this, Fuston and Wu were able to ...

The tectonic plates only move a few centimetres each year. In this diagram, the red lines represent the edges of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust. Image caption, ...

Plate tectonics – the large-scale movement of Earth’s lithosphere or outer layers ... In the diagram below, you can see a continent extending, forming a rift valley. Author provided.

A 3D block diagram across North America showing a mantle tomography image reveals the Slab Unfolding method used to flatten the Farallon tectonic plate. By doing this, Fuston and Wu were able to ...

Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world's most devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. How do these danger zones come to be? A study in Geology presents ...

A video of a California woman exploring a place where you can physically walk between two shifting tectonic plates has captivated viewers on TikTok.. The clip of the rare geological wonder, which ...

KABOOM! Dynamite explosions have given us a detailed glimpse of a geological lubricant that aids the movement of Earth's tectonic plates. These plates interlock like a massive jigsaw to make up ...

Pressure from a pool of magma has just cracked solid rock, creating a volcano-tectonic (VT) event. This type of quake produces relatively high-frequency shaking, usually between one and five ...