Plate Tectonics
Latest about plate tectonics
![The volcanic complex was found beneath the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Italian coast.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gVpUpzhQRJuSSQUJtFpmq7-320-80.jpg)
Hidden World of Undersea Volcanoes and Lava Flows Discovered Off Italian Coast
By Stephanie Pappas published
Scientists have discovered a new volcanic complex near southwestern Italy caused by an unusual type of fault.
![The Juan de Fuca tectonic plate runs along the western coast of the United States.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WPz65HXfvSu2fuXA6A3SJX-320-80.jpg)
We Could Be Witnessing the Death of a Tectonic Plate, Says Earth Scientist
By Laura Geggel published
A gaping hole in a dying tectonic plate beneath the ocean along the West Coast of the United States may be wreaking havoc at Earth's surface, but not in a way most people might expect.
![Lava from Hawaii volcano eruption.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MkrpDG8Rz9sUHKecFEpy6H-320-80.jpg)
A Tiny Magma Blob May Rewrite Earth's History of Plate Tectonics
By Tim Childers published
An International team of scientists finds evidence that Earth began recycling itself more than 3 billion years ago.
![A subterranean schizomid is pictured.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wg4G9KEdP5tEW7juvTY7MV-320-80.jpg)
Why These Strange, Reclusive Arachnids Fled Underground in Evolutionary Waves
By Rafi Letzter published
When Australia got too hot and dry, which killed off forests, these woodland creatures decided to live underground.
![Here, the path to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, famous for being the location of Dragonstone in "Game of Thrones."](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JCvJKXLyB7wo6J6UUgWEj9-320-80.jpg)
Scientists Create Tectonic Map of 'Game of Thrones' Continents
By Sabin Zahirovic, Jo Condon published
The breathtaking fictional landscapes of "Game of Thrones" had a tumultuous past that involved volcanic eruptions, mountain-building and entire continents splitting apart, scientists say.
![Insight's seismometer on the surface of Mars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bBUKfPW9mxZEDH6tc5HE5K-320-80.jpg)
NASA Just Detected the First Marsquake on the Red Planet
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
The InSight Lander has been listening for marsquakes since December.
![Anjouan island, off eastern coast of Africa, is mostly made of dark volcanic rocks, like these cobbles on the shoreline of one of the island's beaches.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Tb5N3XKZcQVnS7fxbK3JeN-320-80.jpg)
'Impossible' Rocks Found on Remote Volcanic Island
By Stephanie Pappas published
Geoscientists tracking down reports of curious, out-of-place rocks on Anjouan island have found a mountain-size mystery.
![llsvps animation](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2BcXtmfvJKGVTxnstp2BtC-320-80.gif)
Meet 'The Blobs': Two Continent-Size Mountains in Earth's Deep Mantle That Nobody Understands
By Brandon Specktor published
There's a continent-size mystery lurking near the heart of the Earth.
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