A fascinating new study reveals how two of Earth’s established continents may constitute one whole landmass in itself.

Nicholas van der Elst, a seismologist at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, New York, considers plate tectonics to be the “unifying theory of geology.” ...

If real, that version of plate tectonics looks nothing like Earth's. But it shows the diversity of planetary geology that could lurk elsewhere in the cosmos. "In the end, understanding what causes ...

Extraordinary fossil discoveries reveal an important link between plate tectonics and extreme evolutionary changes just like that of a well-preserved 'Devonian coelacanth' fish that was just ...

If real, that version of plate tectonics looks nothing like Earth's. But it shows the diversity of planetary geology that could lurk elsewhere in the cosmos. "In the end, understanding what causes ...

By studying the fossil record, the scientists have shown ... "The cycles are 36 million years long because of regular patterns in how tectonic plates are recycled into the convecting mantle ...

Plate tectonics appears to play a key role in how species on Earth evolve, the same way that events like changes in climate or asteroid impacts do. The new fossil of Ngamugawi wirngarri that ...

Scientists have confirmed the existence of Zealandia, Earth's eighth continent, largely submerged for over 100 million years.

Tectonic plates are constantly moving ... Do you have a question about geology? Let us know via science@newsweek.com.

Such fossils are found across the Himalayas ... The answer of course is plate tectonics. Everest and the Himalayas were formed in a collision between the Eurasian and Indian continental plates ...

A reappraisal of decades-old data suggests that strange circular formations on Venus could be volcanic “rings of fire” ...