Tag: Tectonic Plates

A new study by Penn State researchers suggests that cratons, ancient structures stabilizing Earth’s continents, formed around 3 billion years ...

Scientists have created a model to better predict earthquake activity in subduction zones by studying how rocks dissolve and deform ...

The Gibraltar subduction zone’s slow activity, revealed by new research, indicates it may soon accelerate and contribute to the closing ...

The Seattle fault zone, a network of shallow faults threatening the Puget Sound region, has a new origin story based ...

Artist’s view of Mars’ interior structure showing a molten layer at the base of the mantle and above the core. ...

A recent study has turned the tables on our understanding of Venus by suggesting it once featured Earth-like plate tectonics. ...

Researchers from Curtin University have identified a key ingredient in the formation of pink diamonds by studying the Argyle volcano. ...