For decades, the leading explanation for Yellowstone’s explosive volcanic history has centered on a plume of superheated rock ...

A new model of Yellowstone’s magma system suggests it is fueled by melts from the shallow mantle, guided by tectonic forces, rather than a deep mantle plume. A team of scientists from the Chinese ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have developed a new model of Earth’s tectonic plates that provides fresh insights into the planet’s geological history ...

A lot of research goes into determining how to best predict the next eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano. Part of this ...

A new study introduces a novel way for tectonic plates — massive sheets of rock that jostle for position in the Earth’s crust and upper mantle — to bend and sink. It’s a bit of planetary Pilates that ...

Scientists have come up with a new classification scheme for mountain belts that uses just a single number to describe whether the elevation of the mountain belt is controlled mainly by weathering and ...

This groundbreaking research offers a comprehensive reconstruction of Earth’s tectonic evolution from 1.8 Ga to the present, bridging critical gaps in pre-Pangean plate dynamics. By merging three ...

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 ...

No one is at their best when they are dehydrated and that goes for tectonic plates too. Researchers using a thermomechanical model of the Alaska subduction zone indicates that plate dehydration is at ...