An international team led by researchers from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at The University of Hong Kong ...

The idea that extreme climate change could one day cause a mass extinction and end the human dominance is not as farfetched ...

Earthquakes are often treated as acts of nature that strike without warning along famous plate boundaries, yet a growing body ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone has been quiet for more than three centuries, yet its silence is exactly what alarms the ...

Today, residents of North Carolina and Tennessee experienced two weak earthquakes that, while noticeable, did not cause any damage or injuries. This article delves into the details of these seismic ...

A study reveals that Earth alternated between chaotic and calm climates during the Paleozoic era, driven by tectonics and ...

New research reveals the Indian tectonic plate beneath the Himalayas is not a solid slab but is warping and tearing. This internal breaking and delamination, particularly in the eastern Himalayas, ...

The tectonic plates are among the most powerful forces on Earth, exerting tremendous influence over every single life that unfolds on this planet. They are both creators and destroyers, capable of ...

For decades, the end-stage life of a subduction zone existed only in theory. Now, for the first time in geologic history, scientists are bearing witness to the Juan de Fuca Plate tearing apart and ...

A new study presented at the 2025 EPSC/DPS Joint Meeting proposes that the rarity of specific geological and atmospheric conditions necessary for technologically advanced life significantly limits the ...

The closest technological species to us in the Milky Way galaxy could be 33,000 light years away and their civilization would have to be at least 280,000 years, and possibly millions of years, old if ...