Earth's surface is covered by more than a dozen tectonic plates, and in subduction zones around the world—including the ...

A study on tectonic plates that converge on the Tibetan Plateau has shown that Earth's fault lines are far weaker and the ...

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A major tectonic divergence in East Africa is progressing more rapidly than earlier models projected, intensifying scientific efforts to monitor what could become the Earth’s next ocean basin. The ...

All around the world, from the Red Sea to the deep ocean ridges of the Atlantic, lurk more than a dozen geological misfits.

A switch from a humid to a dry climate has led the Eastern African Rift Zone to pull apart more freely, new research finds.

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Parts of ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought. New research led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has ...

Ever wondered why you won't find kangaroos outside Australia? It all started with massive climate change millions of years ...

It turns out that continental breakups are just as messy as human ones, with the events leaving fragments scattered far from home ...

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