The Earth may eventually have a new ocean. Tectonic plate movement under a section of Northern Africa could pull the area that is currently Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea away from the rest of the ...

Scientists have identified a long-lost tectonic plate in the west Pacific Ocean. Called Pontus, the 'mega-plate' was once 15 million square miles, about a quarter the size of the Pacific Ocean today.

Geophysicists have uncovered that the movement of the Indian tectonic plate is not only responsible for the growth of the Himalayas but may also be causing the division of Tibet into two separate ...

It's how mountains form, volcanoes erupt and continents drift apart. So, what causes the tectonic plates to move? Discover the origins of the continental drift theory and how scientists explain these ...

Diamonds form approximately 150 kilometres deep in the Earth’s crust and are brought to the surface very quickly in eruptions called kimberlites, travelling at between 18 and 133 kilometres per hour.

What appears to be three tectonic plates in a map may act like five pieces that move underground. Northern California ...

Venus, a scorching wasteland of a planet according to scientists, may have once had tectonic plate movements similar to those believed to have occurred on early Earth, a new study found. PROVIDENCE, R ...

Our planet has an outer layer made up of several plates, which move relative to one another. While we may take this knowledge for granted, this theory of plate tectonics was only formulated in the ...

A crack in a farm road caused by an earthquake is seen in the town of Atsuma, Hokkaido, on Sept. 6, 2018. (Mainichi) TOKYO -- A strong earthquake that hit Hokkaido on Sept. 6 was probably caused by ...