A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating ...

Seismic tremors reveal a shallow fragment of ancient tectonic plate beneath Northern California, helping explain damaging ...

Learn about the movement of tectonic plates off the coast of northern California, a process that could incite major ...

Earth has experienced many icehouse and greenhouse climates. A new study shows how they connect to plate tectonics.

A hidden shard of ancient crust has been detected where California’s San Andreas system collides with the Cascadia subduction ...

Invisible earthquakes are revealing a hidden tectonic puzzle beneath California’s most dangerous fault zone.

Scientists are uncovering a hidden and surprisingly complex earthquake zone beneath Northern California by tracking swarms of ...

UnsplashCarbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions ...

Eruptions from volcanic arcs, found where tectonic plates converge, are one of the major drivers of natural carbon emissions, ...

Spain and Portugal are taking a turn. The Iberian Peninsula sits on a boundary between two large tectonic plates that are being stressed by a variety of forces, and because of this, the peninsula is ...

Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.

By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San ...