Plate tectonics are the quiet force behind Earth's long story, moving continents and shaping mountains. This video shows how ...

A new study suggests that a rift in Kenya and Ethiopia has reached a critical stage in the split-up process, and that water ...

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Ancient tectonic plates continue to reshape the Earth's interior and reveal a deep connection to its global dynamics ...

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A tsunami warning in Japan is raising questions. Here’s how tsunamis form, why warnings change and what people far from the coast should know.

The world faces yet another shock. The war in the Middle East is upending lives and livelihoods in the region and beyond. It is also dimming the outlook for many economies that had only just shown ...

One of the first known uses of the term flyover country in print came from a midwesterner: In a 1980 issue of Esquire magazine, Thomas McGuane—a native of Michigan—quipped, “Because we live in flyover ...

The arid hills of Western Australia’s Pilbara region contain the earliest evidence yet of tectonic plates sliding across Earth’s surface. Tiny magnetic crystals locked in the bedrock recorded the ...

The colossal movements of tectonic plates shape our world, influencing the composition of Earth’s atmosphere, the planet’s protective magnetic field and perhaps even the flourishing of life. Now ...

From morning routines to late-night TV, Americans move from task to task throughout their day. How they use their time looks different for older and younger adults. And across age groups, it differs ...