“The chemical striping suggests the plume is pulsing, like a heartbeat.” That is how Professor Tom Gernon of the University of Southampton reports a breakthrough which is revolutionizing our knowledge ...

Geologists have discovered a long-term cycle that may connect the formation of Earth’s continents to increased comet impacts and the planet’s journey through the galaxy. The team connected ...

Ancient, expansive tracts of continental crust called cratons have helped keep Earth's continents stable for billions of years, even as landmasses shift, mountains rise and oceans form. A new ...

The dance of the continents has been reshaping Earth for billions of years, creating the landscapes we walk on today. Scientists are unlocking secrets about how plate tectonics forged our modern world ...

If you were to arrive in our solar system never having seen it before, you’d be impressed with variety. Giant gas planets with rings, moons spanning from minuscule to enormous, icy comets that hurtle ...

Among all the planets in the Solar System, Earth stands alone. It’s the only one with active plate tectonics — a dynamic process that has shaped life, climate, and continents for billions of years.

The creation of Earth’s next supercontinent Pangea Ultima could lead to a mass extinction of mammalian life in 250 million years, and render the vast majority of our planet’s landmasses unfit for ...

Scientists recently published new ideas about why Earth’s toughest, oldest continents persist. These continents, known as cratons, have been on earth for more than two billion years. Andrew Zuza, an ...