Far beneath the ocean's surface, where mountain belts rise and ancient oceanic crust lies hidden, a long-lost tectonic plate ...

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

A study reveals that the oldest continental crust on Earth is slowly being broken up by shifting tectonic forces.

A new study has revealed the fascinating origins of some of the world’s largest copper deposits, located in the Gangdese Belt ...

An illustration depicting the formation of TTGs in a two-stage mantle plume-sagduction model.Image credit: Adapted from Zhao, ...

If confirmed, it would make the Nuvvuagittuq belt the oldest known chunk of Earth’s crust, edging out the Acasta Gneiss formation in the Northwest Territories ... Researchers believe the site was once ...

The San Andreas Fault is a continental right-lateral strike‑slip transform fault stretching roughly 1,200 km in California.

TheNewswire - Trailbreaker Resources Ltd. (TBK.V) (“Trailbreaker” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the ...

The highest volcano in the world is Cerro Ojos del Salado. It is a stratovolcano in South America’s Central Volcanic Zone, reaching an impressive 6893 meters above sea level (or at least above ...

Tectonic pulses beneath Africa are splitting the continent apart to produce a new ocean, according to University of ...

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...