1. Hand each student a plate boundary map and a slip of paper with a scientific specialty (seismology, geochronology, volcanology, or geography), and a plate name (Pacific Plate, North American ...

Based on a series of models considering how the continents were assembled over time, researchers created an updated map of Earth's tectonic plates. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip Featured ...

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 ...

Called Pontus, the 'mega-plate' was once 15 million square miles, about a quarter the size of the Pacific Ocean, report experts at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

A new view on plate tectonics Transform faults play active role in shaping ocean floors Date: March 17, 2021 Source: Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) ...

The small minerals’ behavior created boundaries defining Earth’s first crustal plates and set the stage for plate tectonics, according to a new computer simulation appearing April 6 in Nature.

Earthquakes occurring away from tectonic plate boundaries can be triggered by the rise and fall of hot material through the Earth's mantle, according to a new study.

Boundaries between tectonic plates may make ideal diamond nurseries, according to an experiment that mimics conditions deep in the Earth. Diamonds form only at temperatures and pressures far ...

But not all earthquakes occur along plate boundaries. For example, an earthquake near New Madrid, Missouri in the winter of 1811 was thousands of miles from the nearest fault, yet the magnitude 7. ...