Using information from inside the rocks on Earth's surface, we have reconstructed the plate tectonics of the planet over the last 1.8 billion years. It is the first time Earth's geological record has ...

Imagine standing on solid ground, feeling perfectly stable and secure. But what if you knew that beneath your feet, massive chunks of Earth’s crust are slowly grinding, sliding, and colliding with ...

The ocean floor covers nearly three-quarters of the planet. Almost three-quarters of that surface has never been mapped to modern scientific standards. The map that first made any of it visible — a ...