The land bridge created by mantle-driven uplift gave early primates and other animals opportunities to branch out.

Imagine a world where the Americas were not connected—a time when wild Pacific waters crashed against scattered islands, and ...

Together, surface and deepwater currents form the “global conveyor belt,” which circulates seawater over a 1,000-year journey ...

“As ice volume was greatly reduced, it caused a huge motion in Earth’s crust,” Yuan said in a statement. “Scientists knew ...

What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In ...