The Earth is made up of different layers: Therefore, instead of tectonic plates moving because of the convection currents, evidence suggests it is the plates that drive the convection. Slab pull ...

Ask students what layer of the Earth is shown through ... in other places it exposes the white part of the egg). This is how Earth's tectonic plates move. This results in formations of mountains ...

Earthquakes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and earthquakes and featuring case studies ...

Learning more about it could help decipher the mysteries of plate tectonics. A new layer of molten rock under the Earth has scientists scratching their heads right now. that’s because this layer ...

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...

The Hadean protocrust formation and early plate tectonics challenged by new study, questioning geological assumptions.

The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic ...

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

When the ground shakes violently, entire cities can crumble within minutes. Homes, hospitals, roads, and lives can vanish ...

Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, lies over 1,000 kilometers (about 621 miles) away from the earthquake’s epicenter.

Deep below the Earth's crust, molten rock rises and falls, driving the movement of tectonic plates on our ... whether the moon also has a molten layer of rock sandwiched between its core and ...

On a quiet Friday, a big earthquake hit Myanmar, killing more than 1,600 people and causing a lot of damage. Buildings fell, ...