Isotope analysis of gas from geothermal springs in Zambia could show that a new continental rift is forming, scientists say.

Scientists have discovered a Jurassic tectonic plate boundary that could help to predict what the planet might look like millions of years into the future. Dr. Jordan Phethean, Senior Lecturer in ...

If this continues to develop, this rift could grow into a new tectonic plate boundary—splitting the African continent in half ...

Our world’s surface is a jumble of jostling tectonic plates, with new ones emerging as others are pulled under. The ongoing cycle keeps our continents in motion and drives life on Earth. But what ...

Gases collected from boiling mineral springs in Zambia contain the chemical signature of having come directly from the ...

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A groundbreaking study in Science Advances reveals that Earth's tectonic plates are breaking apart under the Cascadia subduction zone. Geologists from Louisiana State University and the Lamont-Doherty ...

This groundbreaking research offers a comprehensive reconstruction of Earth’s tectonic evolution from 1.8 Ga to the present, bridging critical gaps in pre-Pangean plate dynamics. By merging three ...

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Scientists have discovered a long hidden plate boundary near the east coast of Africa that dates back about 180 million years.