When the Baja California peninsula broke from mainland Mexico nearly 12 million years ago, it gave rise to the Gulf of ...

In October 2025, scientists at Louisiana State University identified an extraordinary geological phenomenon: an oceanic plate ...

Earthquakes and volcanism occur as a result of plate tectonics. The movement of tectonic plates themselves is largely driven by the process known as subduction. The question of how new active ...

Newswise — New research from Adelaide University has revealed that geological processes dating back billions of years are critical to locating the rare earth elements needed for modern technologies ...

Scientists have uncovered a long-lost volcanic system in Iran that dates back roughly 100 million years, revealing a hidden ...

Scientists use tiny minerals called zircons as geologic timekeepers. Often no bigger than a grain of sand, these crystals record chemical signatures of the geological environment where they formed. In ...

Complex patterns of normal faults with multiple orientations and/or highly curved shapes have been traditionally explained by successive tectonic phases of 2-dimensional deformation. Alternatively, ...

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A new study, using a combination of old models, new geophysical data and improved simulation software, reconstructs how plate tectonics changed the shape and position of the continents over the past 1 ...

Vast, quasi-circular features on Venus's surface may reveal that the planet has ongoing tectonics, according to new research based on data gathered more than 30 years ago by NASA's Magellan mission.