Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it cracks and an ocean basin begins.

Afghanistan sits on numerous fault lines between the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates, and a fault line running ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck Nepal and it occurred at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers. The country is highly ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck Nepal on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, making it ...

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Nepal on Sunday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology. The shallow depth of 10 ...

Learn more about the pounding plume of molten rock that's beneath Ethiopia, forcing its three tectonic plates to separate.

Research led by Earth scientists at the University of Southampton has uncovered evidence of rhythmic surges of molten mantle ...

Beneath the Afar region in Ethiopia, scientists have discovered pulsing waves of molten rock rising from deep within the ...

Here's What'll Happen When Plate Tectonics Grinds to a Halt A new study says we may only have another 1.45 billion years to enjoy the dynamic action of Earth’s geologic engine. By Robin George ...

Within just a few million years, the continental plates begin to bend and squish toward each other. Around 200 million years ...

Jamie Dimon says there’s no point looking at consumer sentiment for a hint on the economy. Analysts will have to wait for the real data to trickle through.

While tectonic plates move very slowly—about as fast as your fingernails—when they push or slide past each other, the build-up and then sudden release of energy can cause devastating earthquakes.