The Great Rift in East Africa is one of the few spots on Earth being actively separated by tectonic activity and will ...

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

Scotese studies how plate tectonics and a warming climate will change Earth's appearance in the future, and he has made multiple animated maps based from his research. For more animations from ...

Data collected by seismographic stations enable scientists to build a map of the planet’s internal structure. So far, this technique has been fundamental in identifying submerged tectonic plates in so ...