Earthquake scientists rely on distant seismic instruments to infer how faults rupture during large earthquakes. This video ...

Prior work suggested that Venus does not experience plate tectonics because its surface is hotter, and therefore softer, than Earth’s, thus preventing it from becoming rigid enough to break up ...

Throughout Earth’s history, the continents have been constantly on the move, converging and diverging in cycles that have shaped the planet’s surface for billions of years. This process, known as ...

HAMAR LASER INSTRUMENTS INC. released its L-703SP Surface Plate Calibration System, a compact geometry laser-based calibration system that is highly repeatable, offers extremely high resolution and ...

Although the ocean covers roughly 71% of Earth’s surface, more than 80% of that ocean has yet to be mapped, explored, or even seen by humans. So, it isn’t surprising that some stray land formations go ...

This article was originally published with the title “ A New Method of Making Surface Plates ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 35 No. 1 (July 1876), p. 8 doi:10.1038 ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Surface-Plates, or Planometers, and Scraped Surfaces ” in SA Supplements Vol. 1 No. 15supp (April 1876), p. 225 doi:10.1038 ...

The vertical movement of the mantle is one of the driving forces that brings about large-scale geological changes to the ...

"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental ...