In a time where humanity is already threatening to destroy the world, the last thing we need is planet Earth to literally ...

Scientists have discovered a Jurassic tectonic plate boundary that could help to predict what the planet might look like ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The plate tectonics that determine the shape of our continents may have originated from a huge impact billions of years ...

For the first time, scientists have watched a subduction zone literally fall apart beneath the ocean floor. Using advanced ...

Off the coast of Vancouver Island, scientists have captured unusually sharp images of a tectonic plate that is breaking apart as it sinks beneath North America. They describe a slab drop of about five ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Incredible footage of a unique experience snorkeling through "stunning" Caribbean-like waters has been captured in ...

A massive collision between the Indian tectonic plate and the Eurasian tectonic plate is causing the Himalayas to grow, but new research suggests it might also be ripping Tibet apart. According to new ...

Scientists have discovered a huge tectonic boundary under Africa, running from Mozambique to Tanzania.

Planets Something supercharged Uranus with radiation during Voyager flyby 40 years ago. Scientists now know what. Geology Ancient process that created rare earth elements discovered — and it could ...

An earthquake-generating chunk of tectonic plate has been discovered beneath Northern California. It’s attached to the bottom of the North American plate like gum stuck to a shoe. Using abundant, tiny ...