The Greek island's mayor has warned that seismic activity could continue for weeks, after earthquakes up to a magnitude of ...

Scientists uncover hidden land under Iceland, questioning our understanding of Earth's continents and tectonic plates.

The plates fit together like jigsaw puzzle pieces far beneath our feet. Tectonic plates move - usually very slowly - and this broke Pangaea up into separate parts, eventually creating the ...

Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But do other planets in the solar system have them too?

The moon's Schrödinger impact basin near the south pole holds two grand canyons formed by an enormous asteroid collision 3.8 ...

WASHINGTON - The Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of Earth's natural wonders, carved out over millions of years by the gradual ...

According to this theory, the lithosphere (the Earth's rigid outer layer) is divided into several tectonic plates that float and move slowly on the viscous mantle. These movements are responsible for ...

A strong earthquake has been recorded between the Greek islands of Amorgos and Santorini, after days of consecutive tremors.

The Earth is moving under our feet: Tectonic plates move through the mantle and produce Earthquakes as they scrape against each other Tectonic plates are composed of Earth's crust and the ...

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ...

Santorini's earthquakes are intensifying as a rare earthquake swarm continues to rattle the Mediterranean's Aegean Sea. The ...