Earth’s plate tectonics could be a passing phase. After simulating rock and heat flow throughout a planet’s lifetime, researchers have proposed that plate tectonics is just one stage of a planet’s ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new study suggests that rapid cooling within the Earth's mantle through plate tectonics played ...

Earthquakes and volcanism occur as a result of plate tectonics. The movement of tectonic plates themselves is largely driven by the process known as subduction. The question of how new active ...