“Plate tectonics jump-starts the evolution machine, and we think we understand why.” As the plates move, they create new landforms, which generate weather systems and new climates. Weathering ...

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?

The convection currents move the plates. Where convection currents diverge near the Earth's crust, plates move apart. Where convection currents converge, plates move towards each other ...