What roils beneath 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 fact, ...

This paper brings together existing research spanning plate tectonics, mantle convection, topography and paleogeography, evolutionary anthropology, mammal evolution, climate evolution, and ocean ...

The closure of the ancient Tethys Seaway has left an indelible mark on Earth’s history. As tectonic forces slowly reshaped ...

The study synthesizes research in fields as diverse as plate tectonics, mantle convection, paleogeography, evolutionary anthropology, and climatology. According to Thorsten Becker, co-author of the ...

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