The tiny Juan de Fuca plate is largely responsible for the volcanoes that dot the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The plates make up Earth's outer shell, called the lithosphere.

Recent studies have uncovered alarming evidence that microplastics are not only reaching the brain but may also be ...

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of plates, which have moved throughout Earth's history. The theory explains the how and why behind mountains, volcanoes, and ...

As these older sections of plates sink, newer and less dense sections of plate are pulled along behind. Sinking in one place leads to plates moving apart in other places. The movement of the ...

Watch THE GREAT WAR, a three-night event, on PBS starting Monday, Apr 10 at 9/8c. A post with a clean plate urging people to leave a clean dinner plate & take only food as they will eat ...