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

AFRICA is splitting apart at double the speed than scientists first thought. A 35-mile-long crack in Ethiopia’s desert, first ...

could finally gain beaches—should they still exist that far into the future. Continental drift hasn't been observed for hundreds of millions of years. "In the human life scale, you won't be ...

Millions of Americans are under weather warnings or advisories today as the U.S. braces for a new winter storm this week. A ...

One of Earth's most interesting natural features ... this body of water is not the result of tectonic plate movement or continental drift. Instead, it emerged through a combination of tectonic ...

The presidential election and all the mixed emotions that this event stirs every four years in the U.S. make me wonder whether other forms of choosing a government are any ...

Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But ...

This is understandable, given knowledge about the Earth’s tectonic plates was formed during a period when we also discovered fossil fuel reserves offshore from continental shelves. Most ...

Plate tectonics give rise to Earth's mountain ranges, earthquakes and the long-term movement of continents, and may even have provided the right conditions for life on Earth. But as far as we know ...