Scientists say they have evidence of a new continental rift forming in southern Africa that could eventually develop into a ...

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Ancient tectonic plates continue to reshape the Earth's interior and reveal a deep connection to its global dynamics ...

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Plate tectonics are the quiet force behind Earth's long story, moving continents and shaping mountains. This video shows how ...

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Hell, or something like it, may be a little closer than we thought. As a new study published in Nature Geoscience reveals, geologists at Cornell and the University of Texas have discovered a “hidden” ...

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Tectonic map of the Earth. The first continental crust on Earth formed more than 3 billion years ago. Likely the first fragments formed by partial melting and re-crystallization of the primordial ...