Tectonic plates, which are massive slabs of solid rock that float on the Earth's mantle, can cause earthquakes and volcano ...

The Earth’s crust is constantly rewritten by volcanoes, erosion, and plate tectonics. New crust is being created while old ...

Geologically speaking, it's like looking at a moving Acela train next to a SEPTA train on the tracks,” said Warren, professor ...

Scientists are continuing to find evidence that the earth beneath the Pacific Northwest is tearing apart, underscoring the ...

Explore the Grand Canyon's Great Unconformity, a 1.3 billion-year gap in Earth's history that challenges our understanding of ...

Africa’s Turkana Rift Zone, a hotbed of hominin fossils, is caught in the act of “necking," a critical transition toward ...

Researchers say Kafue Rift could become new tectonic plate boundary and lead to break-up of sub-Saharan Africa ...

If this continues to develop, this rift could grow into a new tectonic plate boundary—splitting the African continent in half ...

Scientists found mantle-linked helium signatures in Zambia's Kafue Rift hot springs. The findings suggest the Southwest ...

Isotope analysis of gas from geothermal springs in Zambia could show that a new continental rift is forming, scientists say.

In a region called the Kafue Rift in Zambia, scientists have found that isotopes of helium bubbling up through geothermal ...