The movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic boundaries: convergent, where plates move into one another; ...

Scientists have uncovered one of the most exciting geological discoveries of the decade – the long-lost Pontus tectonic plate. This ancient “mega plate,” which once spanned an astonishing 15 ...

Saint Louis University researchers report new information about conditions that can cause the Earth's tectonic plates to sink into the Earth.

The Earth’s crust is divided into distinct “tectonic plates” that are always slowly moving. Earthquakes are concentrated along these plate boundaries. via USGS ...

A study in Geology presents evidence that subduction can spread like a contagion, jumping from one oceanic plate to another — a hypothesis previously difficult to prove.

W. Jason Morgan, who in 1967 developed the theory of plate tectonics — a framework that revolutionized the study of earthquakes, volcanoes and the slow, steady shift of the continents across the ...

Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Active tectonics of plate boundary zones and the continuity of plate boundary deformation from Asia to North America, Current Science, Vol. 99, No. 12 (25 December 2010), pp.

These findings challenge traditional views of stagnant-lid tectonics during this time and align the NCC's evolution with global geodynamic trends toward modern-style plate tectonics.