Seismic tremors reveal a shallow fragment of ancient tectonic plate beneath Northern California, helping explain damaging ...

What appears to be three tectonic plates in a map may act like five pieces that move underground. Northern California ...

Three huge tectonic plates meet at the Mendocino triple junction off the coast of northern California, and a new study ...

A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating ...

Learn about the movement of tectonic plates off the coast of northern California, a process that could incite major ...

Deep beneath Northern California’s rugged coastline, scientists have mapped a tangle of hidden faults that could generate earthquakes as powerful as magnitude 8. The newly identified hotspot sits ...

Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ...

The tectonic plates are among the most powerful forces on Earth, exerting tremendous influence over every single life that unfolds on this planet. They are both creators and destroyers, capable of ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life. When you ...