A massive geological rift is tearing one of Earth’s largest continents in two, faster than scientists once believed.

Pangea may have vanished 200 million years ago, but it left a trail of clues in rocks, fossils, and even magnetic fields that ...

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

The island’s concentration of natural resource wealth is tied to its hugely varied geological history over four billion years ...

Waves in Earth's mantle created by the rifting of continents may peel the planet's crust from below, feeding volcanoes in the middle of the ocean. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Earth’s continents became long-lasting when parts of the deep crust briefly heated above about 900°C (roughly 1,650°F). A new study argues that this intense heat allowed the crust to shed its internal ...

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 ...

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge in Iceland. This area is the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, which move apart ~ 2.5 cm/year. Subduction and the formation of continents, a ...

Since 2005, a 35-mile-long crack known as the East African Rift has been forming. In the scorching deserts of East Africa, the ground is slowly tearing itself apart — a slow-motion, geological drama.

An artistic reconstruction of Earth during the Hadean eon (~4.5 billion years ago). Intense volcanic activity, heat from accretion, and frequent impacts kept the young Earth in a molten state. This ...