Iran's folded rocks are a colorful formation that is part of the Greater Caucasus mountains, which formed when the Eurasian ...

This hidden geological layer, located between 254 and 410 miles (410 and 660 kilometers) beneath the Earth’s surface, covers ...

Volcanoes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and volcanoes and featuring case studies from ...

Continental clues: Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet’s history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics. Credit: Morris McLennan, ...

The 28 March magnitude 7.7 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) earthquake caused widespread and severe damage in Myanmar and neighboring countries such as Thailand, with more than 5,000 casualties now ...

Abstract: Tectonic mélanges have complex lithological assemblage characteristics with block matrix structure that makes the mechanical properties of its rock mass vary widely. Since enormous ...

National Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China ...

A transform fault happens when tectonic plates grind together, shearing blocks of crust from the plate. This leads to large displacement of rocks, and a whole lot of earthquakes. This is how the ...

The site dates back 2,200 years to the time of the Ptolemaic dynasty and Seleucid Empire. After Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C., his generals divided his vast empire among themselves. His ...

Side-by-side comparison of the Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Array Camera image of HH 49/50 (left) and the Webb image (right). (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, NASA-JPL, SSC) In the JWST ...