To learn why, where, and how earthquakes happen, you need to familiarize your students with the interior of the Earth and a model called plate tectonics. The engine behind the earthquake machine ...

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics ...

The mantle processes driving the dripping can influence how tectonic plates evolve ... This computer model, which uses seismic data collected by the EarthScope project, revealed new details ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Gather your supplies! In this episode we will use everyday materials to learn about tectonic plates and fault lines. A subduction fault is when two plates have different densities.

The plate belonged to a region where two major tectonic realms—the Tethyan and Panthalassa—once interacted, creating a ...