Japan is bolstering its earthquake defenses following increased seismic activity near the Tokara Islands, raising concerns ...

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

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan early Sunday, deep beneath the surface at 150 km, with no immediate reports of ...

By analyzing forty deep earthquakes around the world, researchers discover the key role of a dual mechanism that allows earthquakes to grow larger and release more stress.

Scientists are keeping a close watch on the chances of a megathrust earthquake happening soon. These are the strongest types ...

Tectonic Jigsaw Figuring that out means first understanding how plate tectonics work. Earth was born 4.54 billion years ago in the pyres of the early solar system.

According to a new study by the American Geophysical Union, the Indian tectonic plate has been sliding northwards for the ...

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has condemned the shooting of hawker Boniface Kariuki by a police officer in Nairobi on Tuesday. Kariuki who is admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital in critical ...

An international team of geoscientists, chemists and climate scientists, has found evidence of a possible ghost plume beneath the territory of Oman. In their paper published in the journal Earth ...

Atmospheric methane concentrations have more than doubled since preindustrial times, intensifying the global climate crisis. We experimentally examined the performance of microwave plasma for the ...