The whole world used to be joined in one supercontinent called Pangaea. The Earth's hard outer layer (where we live) is called the crust. It is made up of large slabs called tectonic plates.

Plate tectonic theory shows that the crust of the ... moving at about the same speed as your fingernails grow, so the map of the world will continue to change, but just very, very, very slowly.

The modern understanding of the plate tectonic cycle predicts that remnants ... and writes/edits about sci-fi and how our world works. You can find his previous stuff at Gizmodo and Paste if ...

A University of Derby study led by Dr. Phethean proposes Earth has six continents, not seven. Using advanced geological ...

Most geologic activity stems from the interplay where the plates meet or divide. The movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic boundaries ... connects the world's oceans, making ...

The Great Rift in East Africa is one of the few spots on Earth being actively separated by tectonic activity and will ...

The new research suggests that the necessity for large oceans, continents and plate tectonics—the latter lasting for over 500 million years—should also be taken into account. Map of the Word ...

The Somali tectonic plate in eastern Africa is “also stretching ... open up new opportunities and connections to the rest of the world. Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of ...