Earth surface is covered with rigid plates that move, crash into each other and dive into the planet's interior. But when did ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece -- A 5.2-magnitude tremor hit northern Greece Sunday evening, authorities said. The earthquake occurred offshore from the Chalkidiki peninsula, about 40 kilometers southeast of ...

No Damages to Properties or Injuries. However, Residents Are Fearful That a Larger Quake May Hit After Three Back-to-Back ...

A billion years ago, as one tectonic plate ripped apart from another, two chambers of magma were sealed off beneath what ...

There are moments when the tectonic plates of history shift beneath our feet and Europe is violently remade. It is time to recognise that we are at such a moment. Time too, to stop saying that it ...

The Earth doesn’t have seven continents after all. From a young age, we're taught that the world consists of Africa, ...

Iceland is a country of fire and ice, home to several volcanoes and straddling two tectonic plates. The Eyjafjallajokull volcano began erupting in March. On 14 April, the eruption entered a new ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, experts have identified ancient remnants of a long-lost tectonic plate, dubbed Pontus, dating back an astonishing 120 million years. This finding sheds new light on ...

It sits directly across the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, which are slowly pulling apart. Europe has a high population density compared to other continents. This means it has a high ...

Scientists believe shifting tectonic plates are leading to the creation of a new ocean, the world's sixth. The geological development results from two land masses slowly moving apart in Africa.

The Gorringe seamount, located 200 kilometres off the Portuguese coast in the Atlantic Ocean, is the tallest underwater ...