Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But do other planets in the solar system have them too?

Scientists analyzing seismic data from southern Tibet discovered that the Indian tectonic plate is fragmenting as it subducts ...

According to a study published in Scientific Reports, anomalies deep within the Earth's mantle appear to be remnants of submerged tectonic ... far from current plate boundaries.

Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that explains the structure and movements of the Earth's surface. According to this theory, the lithosphere (the Earth's rigid outer layer) is divided into ...

Deeply hidden in Earth's mantle there are two huge 'islands' with the size of a continent. New research shows that these regions are not only hotter than the surrounding graveyard of cold sunken ...

The whole world used to be joined in one ... these are created where two or more of Earth's tectonic plates are pushed together. At these boundaries, rocks and debris are warped and folded into ...

Why is our world different ... Related: How many tectonic plates does Earth have? Interactions between plate boundaries and liquid water might also play a role, said Russell Pysklywec, a ...

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ...

One of the most active volcanoes in the world sits just a few hundred miles off the U.S. West Coast, and some scientists ...

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has rattled southern Texas in the vicinity of San Antonio, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ...

Understanding plate tectonics is key to grasping how the Earth’s geology works and how oceans and continents came to be.