It emphasizes the evidence supporting plate tectonics ... Keywords plate tectonics, continental drift, geological change, earthquakes, volcanic activity, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Iceland, San Andreas ...

Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

A massive volcanic ridge beneath the Indian Ocean has just delivered a major surprise to geologists. According to a new study ...

Of course, fossils up a mountain are not evidence of a great flood ... a development from the continental drift theory first proposed in the 1920s. At the summit of Mount Everest, for example ...

Despite historical evidence that the river once flowed west ... While it might seem unchanging from a human viewpoint, the grand timeline of geology tells another story. Mountain formation, ...

Tucked away in west-central Indiana lies a verdant wonderland that feels like it was plucked from a fantasy novel. Shades ...

These giant continental pileups are ... As the astronaut Neil Armstrong once said, “geologists have a saying – rock remembers”. The main evidence we have for any past events, especially ...

We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The crater formed more than 3.5 billion years ago, making it the oldest ...

like those of Cynognathus—a wolf-sized reptile found in both Africa and South America—suggest that these continents were once joined before continental drift separated them. The Geological ...

Over millions of years, this will cause major geological changes, such as earthquakes and mountain formation. The drift is also impacting biodiversity and modern technology. Australia's GPS ...

"We were surprised because these tubes are clearly not the result of a geological process," said ... During subsequent sample investigations, evidence of biological material was found.