Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.

Earth shown with no water with cracks in the surface where orange magma can be seen on black background of space Earth's surface is ever-changing, with tectonic plates grinding and shifting, building ...

The history of Earth's continents might be different from what we first thought. The most popular theory of how the continents formed billions of years ago may not be right, according to a paper in ...

Scientists at the University of Southampton found evidence that waves of hot, melted rock are rising up from deep below ...

A "rapid, ongoing" rise in the Earth's crust is occurring "considerably faster than before" underneath a part of Iceland that has seen heightened tectonic activity in recent weeks, the nation's ...

Studies reveal that beneath seemingly tranquil mountains, magma boils in shallow layers, reducing volcanic warning time.

Earth is the only known planet which has plate tectonics today. The constant movement of these giant slabs of rock over the planet’s magma creates continents – and may have even helped create life. In ...

Scientists have long wondered how volcanoes formed in central Anatolia despite being far from tectonic plate borders—now they've found evidence of a hot plume of magma flowing from East Africa. Riders ...

Iceland's unique position sits directly atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates are slowly drifting apart. 5 centimeters per year, creating a continuous zone ...