Researchers said the findings may help improve understanding of future tsunamis and earthquakes at subduction zones, particularly near the ocean trench where two tectonic plates meet and one slides be ...

In March 2026, people on social media widely shared an animated video called "Lord of the Straits" that they claimed was released by Iran or Iranian media. The video centered arou ...

A new study from Harvard geoscientists reports the oldest direct evidence yet of plate motion, dating to 3.5 billion years ago. In a study published March 19 in Science, the researchers found that ...

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Scientists have uncovered the oldest direct evidence yet that Earth’s tectonic plates were on the move 3.5 billion years ago.

The history of Earth is written on the great tablets of tectonic plates. The motions of plates shaped land masses, formed ...