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

A massive hidden rupture beneath the Himalayas is tearing the Earth apart, leaving scientists deeply concerned.

Northern California’s coast keeps you on alert, even on quiet days. Offshore, three tectonic plates meet near Humboldt County ...

The Iberian Peninsula is undergoing a slow but measurable clockwise rotation, driven by tectonic forces far beneath the surface.

An earthquake which struck near the Alaska-Yukon border last month has revealed a fault line hidden beneath ice, drawing ...

Africa gradually pulled apart along the East African rift, a slow tectonic shift that could have formed a new ocean and ...

According to observations of young ridges see on the far side, Earth's moon is not geologically dead, as previously believed.

Along the remote coast where the San Andreas Fault meets the Cascadia subduction zone, earthquakes too small for humans to ...

Scientists used satellite data to confirm that Earth's crust is "dripping" into the mantle beneath Turkey's Central Anatolian ...

Discover everything about the Cascade Range mountains. Check their location, volcanoes, climate, and importance across ...

Most of those living in the tiny village have never experienced an earthquake before. That is, until last month ...