Earth’s crust looks solid from the surface, but it is broken into a shifting mosaic of slabs that slowly rearrange oceans and ...

Semeru volcano — the highest volcano on Java — erupted on the afternoon of November 19, 2025, with pyroclastic flows racing ...

In the classic example of mountain-building, the Indian and Asian continental plates crashed -- and continue colliding today -- to form the world's largest and highest geologic structures: the ...

The continents are on the move. Their motion is driven by heat that escapes from deep in the Earth, like a simmering pot of soup. The continents are carried by thin sheets or plates of crust, either ...

Recent research has shed light on a fascinating connection between ancient continental breakups and current volcanic activity ...

Now scientists have shed new light on the timing and likely cause of these events that occurred millions of years ago. A new study by Trinity College Dublin reveals that a slowing of continental plate ...

Earthquake vibrations are revealing just how deep the continents beneath our feet go. Researchers analyzed seismic waves from earthquakes that have rocked various regions throughout the world, ...

Feb. 20 (UPI) --The chance of a major earthquake in America's heartland remains extremely low, but new research suggests continental interiors aren't as tectonically stable as geologists thought.

A new study suggests that 120 to 150 kilometers (75 to 93 miles) under the Earth’s surface there is 1000 trillion tons of diamonds. The diamonds are in the “roots” of cratons, which are large sections ...

Continents are part of what makes Earth uniquely habitable for life among the planets of the solar system, yet surprisingly little is understood about what gave rise to these huge pieces of the planet ...