New scientific models mapping the Earth’s tectonic plates could help to sharpen our collective understanding of natural disasters like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, scientists have said. The ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A couple of weeks ago, I was writing up a ...

A high-resolution map of Mars's entire magnetic field provides new evidence that Earth-like plate tectonics - great crustal plates pulling apart and crashing together - underpin the red planet's ...

It's widely been believed that mountain formation and earthquake activity are solely the result of interactions at the borders between Earth's massive tectonic plates. Now, supercomputer models could ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The Earth is made of different layers: the core, mantle and crust. Plate tectonic theory shows that the crust of the ...

Earth is estimated to be around 4.5 billion years old, with life first appearing around 3 billion years ago. To unravel this incredible history, scientists use a range of different techniques to ...