Scientists discovered a crack under the sea off Vancouver Island, NFZ in Cascadia region, that could alter Pacific subduction ...

An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ancient mantle and continents, and the early beginnings of the moon.

New study reveals Earth’s crust collapse in action, offering rare insight into how tectonic plates fracture and reshape the planet.

For decades, the end-stage life of a subduction zone existed only in theory. Now, for the first time in geologic history, scientists are bearing witness to the Juan de Fuca Plate tearing apart and ...

The discovery, made just off the coast of Vancouver Island in the Pacific Ocean, shows that a section of the oceanic crust is ...

Geologists have for the first time recorded signs of a "dying" subduction zone — an area where one lithospheric plate sinks under another — in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, according to the journal ...

A careful analysis of the complex boundary where four tectonic plates meet reveals that one of the slabs is tearing itself ...

In this article, we will explore the recent earthquakes, the underlying geological mechanisms, and the implications for the Pacific Northwest. Early on Wednesday, two earthquakes were recorded by the ...

On Wednesday morning, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the waters off the coast of Oregon, approximately west of Newport. The tremor occurred around 6 a.m. and was reported by the U.S. Geological ...

Diverse life forms exist on and within the ocean floor. These primarily consist of microbes, tiny organisms that can cope ...

A n enormous area of the Earth’s crust has torn and slumped, dropping about 5 kilometers (3 miles). We’ve only just noticed ...

Far from boring, this period saw the reorganization of deep Earth in manners that prepared the way for life to grow complex.