When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were ...

Two continents collided millions of years ago, forming a bridge that changed Earth's climate system and triggered one of ...

These transformations influence tectonic plate dynamics and mantle convection. The discovery of an unusually thick transition zone beneath the Lesser Antilles suggests a unique, basalt-rich ...

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In ...

As the Earth's crust shifted and groaned over millions of years, something extraordinary happened beneath the surface. Deep ...

The land bridge created by mantle-driven uplift gave early primates and other animals opportunities to branch out.

Learn how a computer simulation demonstrates that tectonic activity may be less slow and steady than previously thought.

Climate change is causing a significant redistribution of mass on Earth due to melting ice sheets, leading to a shift in the ...

Seismic waves from earthquakes have always offered a window into Earth’s hidden interior. For decades, researchers believed ...