Long back, a large collection of material masses coalesced and formed the Earth – it was a single crust or plate with no ...

This is called a destructive or convergent plate boundary ... This is called a constructive or divergent plate boundary. These are usually found under oceans. As the plate moves apart, magma ...

Boston University announces new push for collaborative research, aims to step up progress on major societal challenges ...

Earthquakes occur when the rock on one side of a fault slips relative to the other. The fault surface can be vertical, ...

Discover the science behind Hawaii's gradual shift towards Japan, why it's happening, and how fast these changes are taking ...

This month’s quiz and trivia piece focuses on one of those parks: Pinnacles National Park in California. How many of you have ...

Deep-sea hydrothermal vents form at divergent plate boundaries, where magma rises, creating mineral-rich environments on the ocean floor. Aerial view forest dry and rock mountain at north of thailand ...

Today, the upheavals of plate tectonics continually reshape Earth. When this began is much disputed - and we can’t fully understand how life began to thrive on our planet until we figure it out ...

In the April issue of SciAm, follow a man’s journey to a diagnosis, learn about exciting new schizophrenia treatments, and ...