The findings of a new study on a plate tectonics model could help better understand the factors driving earthquakes, the formation of mountains and the rifting of continents, the researchers said.

Scientists have developed a new model of Earth’s tectonic plates that provides fresh insights into the planet’s geological history and a better understanding of natural hazards like ...

Precise model of tectonic-plate movements developed from 20-year study Date: March 23, 2010 Source: Rice University Summary: When it comes to 3-D puzzles, Rubik's Cube pales in comparison with the ...

An international team of geoscientists created a model of tectonics that lets us witness the radical changes in how our planet looked over an eon of time. Continents shift. Oceans reshape.

The modern understanding of the plate tectonic cycle predicts that remnants of submerged plates will be found near subduction zones. However, a new high-resolution model shows that these remnants ...

The study is based on a model of how the rock walls of a magma chamber respond to three different situations: when the tectonic plate it is located in is being stretched across Earth's surface ...

A map shows the Earth’s tectonic plates. Off the coast of Portugal, a tectonic plate may be peeling apart, with the top layer separating from the bottom, a scientist has proposed. iStock ...