Plate tectonics may have played a larger role in the evolution of life on Earth than we previously thought. | Credit: Nicholas Forder Earth's surface is a turbulent place. Mountains rise, continents ...

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In a first, researchers have discovered fragments of Earth's precursor that contain distinctive chemical fingerprints in ...

Earth’s interior remains one of the most enigmatic realms of science, with its deepest regions yet to fully reveal their ...

In some parts of Earth's interior, seismic waves travel at different speeds depending on the direction in which they are ...

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An Islander discovered a large fossil footprint along the shores of P.E.I.'s Hillsborough Bay. It's believed to date back to ...

Scientists have flagged that in the coming years, two continents - Asia and Australia - will crash into each other, creating a new supercontinent. This is not a theoretical phenomenon, and the ...

Planets lacking plate tectonics and sufficient carbon dioxide and oxygen could make advanced civilizations like ours ...

Greenland is being twisted, compressed, and stretched. This happens due to plate tectonics and movements in the bedrock, ...

Complex, intelligent life in the galaxy appears vanishingly rare, with the nearest possible civilization perhaps 33,000 light ...