The movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic boundaries: convergent, where plates move into one another; ...

In this video, we take a detailed look at plate tectonics, the scientific theory explaining the movement of Earth’s ...

Through a comprehensive synthesis for the basic principles of plate tectonics and their geological corollaries, a holistic model is proposed for structures, processes and products of plate ...

A new study of rocks that formed billions of years ago lends fresh insight into how Earth's plate tectonics—the movement of large pieces of Earth's outer shell—evolved over the planet's ...

Along submarine mountain ranges, the mid-ocean ridges, forces from the Earth's interior push tectonic plates apart, forming new ocean floor and thus moving continents about. However, many ...

Modern plate tectonics may have gotten under way as early as 3.2 billion years ago, about 400 million years earlier than scientists thought. That, in turn, suggests that the movement of large ...

That means the forces from plate tectonics seem to account for the height of the mountains, without any additional influences.

Here's What'll Happen When Plate Tectonics Grinds to a Halt A new study says we may only have another 1.45 billion years to enjoy the dynamic action of Earth’s geologic engine.

Computer simulations suggest that a collision with another planetary object early in Earth’s history may have provided the heat to set off plate tectonics.

New Jersey experiences earthquakes due to the fault line running through the state. Here is the science behind the cause and ...

If plate tectonics, oceans and continents are rare on worlds throughout the universe, that is.