A study led by Prof. Yong-Fei Zheng at University of Science and Technology of China focused on the development of tectonic processes along convergent plate margins through inspection of recent ...

Geoscientists have discovered a new process in plate tectonics which shows that tremendous damage occurs to areas of Earth's crust long before it should be geologically altered by known plate-boundary ...

It’s right there in the name: “plate tectonics.” Geology’s organizing theory hinges on plates—thin, interlocking pieces of Earth’s rocky skin. Plates’ movements explain earthquakes, volcanoes, ...

The Episkopi Paphos environmental centre is set to host a presentation on the geology of Cyprus by expert Professor John Malpas in June. Malpas, Emeritus of Earth Sciences at the University of Hong ...

John McPhee’s five-book Annals of the Former World tracks the author’s geologic journey across the United States, at the fortieth parallel, on Interstate 80, using the highway’s exposed rock “roadcuts ...

Based on a series of models considering how the continents were assembled over time, a team of researchers at the University of Adelaide created an updated map of Earth's tectonic plates. The map will ...

Tectonic plates bend as they sink into the mantle at so-called subduction zones, becoming segmented 'like a slinky snake', a study has concluded. For the largest part, the motion of Earth's plates is ...