From the deepest ocean trench to the tallest mountain, plate tectonics explains the features and movement of Earth's surface in the present and the past. The theory of plate tectonics was ...

But when did Earth's surface splinter into tectonic plates? And when did those plates start moving? It's an important question because plate tectonics seems to fuel the evolution and complexity of ...

It presents plate tectonics as a multifaceted, interdisciplinary theory that unites many different geological observations and processes into a harmonious model so that readers grasp how the outer ...

Politics is the art of the possible. And more often than not, the gradual erosion of the political soil by the dirt and ...

Take a deep dive into the ocean’s secrets. ExtremeTech reveals its hidden layers and life forms. Discover the depths of our ...

But to find that complexity, we must take the lessons of the boring billion to heart. Planets are not just a stage on which ...

This video demonstrates the movement of the Earth’s crust and how tectonic plates interact at plate margins. Find out more about Bitesize GCSE Geography.

Before these discoveries, plate tectonics had foundered as a theory precisely because no one could provide a scientific explanation for how crust was recycled, transformed, or reshaped on an ...