Around the Balkan Peninsula, the African plate is sinking beneath the European plate. A piece of deeply submerged African crust resurfaced 40 million years ago far away from the sinking zone. How this ...

About 56 million years ago, Europe and North America began pulling apart to form what became the ever-expanding North Atlantic Ocean. Vast amounts of molten rock from Earth's mantle reached the ocean ...

Scientists have uncovered one of the most exciting geological discoveries of the decade – the long-lost Pontus tectonic plate. This ancient “mega plate,” which once spanned an astonishing 15 million ...

Microscopic zircon crystals discovered in Western Australia suggest that Earth may have had continental crust as early as 4.4 billion years ago, millions of years earlier than previously thought. For ...

Andy heads out to Dino Island for a practically perfect prehistoric picnic, but unusual ground tremors and hungry dinosaurs threaten to ruin his lunch plans.

Atmos reports on the significance of understanding rocks to address climate issues.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X In March 2026, the Watch With Us team added two movies to its master list of the best animated ...

With preset animations, you can have a still photo wave to your friends or put on a party hat. With preset animations, you can have a still photo wave to your friends or put on a party hat. is a ...

Africa is breaking apart along a giant crack that will form a new ocean between two large masses of land millions of years from now, the latest research shows. The split is taking place along the East ...

New research reveals the source of this carbon – and the driving forces behind it – are far more complex than previously thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...