"It's pretty surreal to walk between two major pieces of Earth's crust that are drifting in different directions," Brooke ...

Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

Scientists uncover hidden land under Iceland, questioning our understanding of Earth's continents and tectonic plates.

Earth has a lot going on under the surface - even in what may have once seemed to be its most unassuming layer.

Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, a monumental geological event is unfolding. Scientists from the University of Göttingen have discovered that the Neotethys oceanic plate, once the ocean floor between ...

A University of Derby study led by Dr. Phethean proposes Earth has six continents, not seven. Using advanced geological techniques, researchers sugges ...

Ethiopia's Afar and Oromia regions have been hit by several earthquakes and tremors since the beginning of 2025. The strongest, with a magnitude of 5.7, struck on 4 January. The US Geological Survey ...

"The same physical process will take place in both cases — the explosive spring of the bent plates will release in the same ...

Researchers have discovered evidence suggesting that the Indian tectonic ... of the plate is detaching from the lighter upper part as it pushes against the Eurasian plate. This detachment is not a ...

The two plates then began sliding towards each other. As the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates converged ... resulting in either upward or downward movement. This collision ultimately formed the ...

Beneath their majestic peaks, the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates engage in ... Decoding the Indian Plate’s Hidden Movements Unlike dense oceanic plates, continental plates like the Indian ...

Scientists analyzing seismic data from southern Tibet discovered that the Indian tectonic plate is fragmenting as it subducts beneath the Eurasian plate, reshaping our understanding of the forces ...