Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But do other planets in the solar system have them too?

Join Isla and Connor as they explore features of tectonic movement ... The Earth's hard outer layer (where we live) is called the crust. It is made up of large slabs called tectonic plates.

The Earth sure knows how to keep things moving. At their edges, tectonic plates interact and naturally collide, driven by the Earth’s internal geological forces. These movements are the powerhouse ...

dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, Harvard researchers think they have a good explanation for a warmer, wetter ancient ...

The modern understanding of the plate tectonic cycle predicts ... and has survived despite the convective movements in the mantle,” Thomas Schouten, first author of the study from ETH Zurich ...

Researchers have discovered evidence suggesting that the Indian tectonic plate may ... the denser lower portion of the plate is detaching from the lighter upper part as it pushes against the Eurasian ...

Scientists uncover hidden land under Iceland, questioning our understanding of Earth's continents and tectonic plates.

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

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

While continental drifts take eons to fully effectuate, this ongoing split has experts concerned about its rapid progress.

The towering Himalayas, Earth's most iconic mountain range, continue to astonish scientists. Beneath their majestic peaks, the Indian and Eurasian tectonic ... Indian Plate’s Hidden Movements ...

The likely result is a surface temperature similar to Earth in its hottest period when liquid water started forming. Plate tectonics explains the movement and interaction of the Earth’s upper ...