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The new discovery of a looping effect between earthquakes and the movement of pieces of the Earth's crust raises concerns about unpredictable catastrophes and presents a…
The Ring of Fire is dominating the Pacific Ocean. It is a chain of at least 450 volcanoes - active and inactive - forming a horseshoe shape, about 40,000km long.
New US research shows that the San Andreas Fault - created by two pieces of Earth's crust colliding - poses a far greater threat than we know about it.
Alpine ranges in general like the Himalayas tend to be younger, while ranges with shorter peaks after millennia of erosion like the Appalachians tend to be older.
A young subduction zone off the coast of New Zealand has helped scientists explain the mystery of how one tectonic plate can break through the Earth's hard rock crust an…
The Earth's crust is composed of many pieces, constantly moving, cracking, sliding over each other... but the impact from the deep currents in the molten core does not s…
Most volcanic activity happens beneath the ocean – but not everyone knows it.
The Earth is giving birth to a mountain range greater than all that exist, thanks to a process of plate tectonics full of surprises.
A mysterious geological tunnel in Panama has explained the appearance of materials belonging to the world 1,600 km deep underground.
Russian archaeologists have discovered a silver plate decorated with the image of a topless Scythian goddess.
New research reveals the fate of ancient pieces of shell that have been 'swallowed up' by the Earth itself.'
The eggshell planet will have a shell identical to some of the lowlands on Venus.
If confirmed, tremors at a depth of 751 km could surprise geologists who think the middle mantle is virtually earthquake-proof.
Study 53 planets in galaxies that contain the Earth and found evidence of plate tectonics and oceans that might contain life.
The height of the mountain ranges depends on factors such as the tectonic thrust beneath the ground or the impact of climate change on top of the mountain.