The Earth's plates jostle about in fits and starts that are punctuated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. 4 min read There are a few handfuls of major plates and dozens of smaller, or minor ...

Recent discoveries offer deeper insight into the movement of tectonic plates. New research has found that variations in rock ...

Plate tectonics also exposes rocks that react with ... The first evidence for complex cells with nuclei — like all animal and ...

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics influence the trajectory and speed of the plates as they plunge deep into ...

Although the Caribbean is well-known for its sunshine and beaches, it now has a new claim to fame in the world of plate tectonics." "It's wild to think that in some ways tectonic plates have a ...

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics ...

New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we ...

New findings provide a greater understanding of plate subduction, or how tectonic plates slide beneath one another. This recycling of surface materials and volatile elements deep into the Earth's ...