An accumulation of weak to moderate earthquakes has been recorded around the Greek island of Santorini since 24 January. The ...

An accumulation of weak to moderate earthquakes has been recorded around Santorini since 24 January. The seismic activity is concentrated in the area between the islands of Santorini and Amorgos, with ...

Scientists are predicting that Earth's eighth continent could develop a lot sooner than initially thought. We'll be long dead ...

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ...

The deadly 6.8 magnitude earthquake that jolted Dingri county of Shigatse in the Xizang autonomous region on Tuesday happened following a northward compression from the Indian Ocean plate and crustal ...

One of the world's continents is breaking apart faster than researchers previously predicted. The separation would create a ...

About 250 million years ago, you could pretty easily walk from Australia to North America – with a pit stop in Antarctica.

Deeply hidden in Earth's mantle there are two huge 'islands' with the size of a continent. New research shows that these regions are not only hotter than the surrounding graveyard of cold sunken ...

It’s not an earthquake, but it may sound like one. Here’s what to know about frost quakes after bitterly cold weather, snow ...

Scientists have discovered a subtle, slow-moving creep in lab experiments that could hold the key to predicting catastrophic earthquakes before they strike.

However, residents should not panic if they feel or hear the quake because the phenomenon doesn’t actually cause tectonic plates to move, as earthquakes do. “Frost quakes are localized events ...