A new invited commentary by Ke Chen, associate scientist in the Physical Oceanography department at Woods Hole Oceanographic ...

This study presents a new 1.8-billion-year full-plate tectonic model, integrating geological and paleomagnetic data to ...

Earth has undergone incredible transformations over its 4.5 billion-year history,but what will it look like 1 billion years ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...

A mysterious pulse beneath Africa's surface is reshaping the continent in ways that could change the world. Deep within the ...

Scientists say Africa is slowly splitting in two due to molten rock pulses beneath Ethiopia, potentially forming a new ocean over millions of years.

Scientists found that the speed at which continents split apart directly influences how molten rock flows deep beneath ...

Before continental drift, geologists were generally of the belief that the Earth's continents and oceans were permanent features on the Earth's surface, fixed in place and unmoving.

The data will refine forecasts for future continental breakups and help geologists understand how today’s oceans first opened. Global impact of the African Rift System To sum it all up, geologic ...

Graphic showing the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Ridge (red line) and how melting ice from Greenland caused changes in the motion of Earth’s crust (purple arrows). Credit: Tao Yuan and Shijie Zhong Melting ...

New research suggests melting ice sheets are warming global temperatures which may speed up continental drift, creating volcanic eruptions.