Japan faces rising megaquake fears after over 1,000 tremors. Here’s what’s fact, what’s fiction, and how to stay prepared ...

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

A tectonic clash in Tibet formed giant copper deposits, revealing how recycled crust can power clean energy and reshape ...

Pema Khandu said that the world's largest dam project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river, the Tibetan name for the Brahmaputra, is ...

Over 1,600 quakes hit Japan's Tokara Islands, sparking fears after a manga predicted a megaquake on 5 July. Experts warn ...

Tectonic plates are massive slabs of Earth's lithosphere that float atop the semi-fluid mantle, constantly shifting and ...

This study presents a new 1.8-billion-year full-plate tectonic model, integrating geological and paleomagnetic data to ...

Research in Chile suggests climate crisis makes eruptions more likely and explosive, and warns of Antarctica risk ...

Due to the radiative thermal conductivity of the mineral olivine, only oceanic plates over 60 million years old and ...

In astonishing new footage, Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano spews a toxic column of ash measuring around 63,000 ...

Seafloor sensors caught a rare slow quake in action. It hints at how Earth's stress is quietly released. For the first time, ...

A spot in eastern Africa called the Afar Triangle marks the meeting point of three rift zones—lines where Earth’s crust is being rent apart. Researchers haven’t been sure exactly what drives this ...