Latest about plate tectonics
Earth's Conveyor Belts Trap Oceans of Water
At subduction zones, where one plate bends deep beneath another, the sinking plate can carry more than an ocean's worth of water into the mantle over billions of years.
A hidden continent birthed a new subduction zone near New Zealand
A new subduction zone south of New Zealand formed when tectonic forces brought a segment of weakened continental crust from the submerged continent of Zealandia next to denser oceanic crust.
Air Guns Give Glimpse Inside a Subduction Zone
Seismic waves show what happens when one tectonic plate dives beneath another.
New Subduction Zone Forming Off Spain's Coast
Embryonic subduction zone is also site of killer earthquakes.
What is a subduction zone?
A subduction zone is a collision between two of Earth's tectonic plates, where one plate sinks into the mantle underneath the other plate.
Can solar storms cause tsunamis?
Solar storms can mess with Earth, but can they kick up a tsunami?
Where are most of Earth's volcanoes?
There are about 1,350 potentially active volcanoes on Earth. Where are most of these volcanoes located?
Oldest evidence of tectonic plates unearthed, sealed in ancient crystals
The oldest evidence of tectonic plates are sealed in ancient crystals
