A section of the upper mantle and crust under the Sierra Nevada mountains is peeling away, in a process that may mimic how ...
Researchers at the University of Göttingen discovered that the Neotethys oceanic plate beneath the Arabian and Eurasian ...
As Neotethys closed up, the oceanic crust went under the Eurasian continent. The continental portion of the Arabian plate, ...
Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...
Scientists uncover hidden land under Iceland, questioning our understanding of Earth's continents and tectonic plates.
The Tibetan Plateau, often called the "roof of the world," continues to baffle geologists and others curious about Earth’s ...
Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...
"Whereas Arizona’s Grand Canyon was carved by water over the last 5 to 6 million years and from integrated paleocanyons that ...
Deep beneath the Zagros Mountains, the Neotethys plate is tearing apart, dragging Earth's crust downward. This shift may ...
At 4,000 miles long and 30–40 miles wide, the East African Rift (EAR) system is one of the geologic wonders of the world.