Numerical models of mantle convection are starting to reproduce many of the essential features of continental drift and plate tectonics. The authors show how such methods can integrate a wide variety ...

Tectonic plates move because of convection currents in the mantle. Heat from Earth’s core causes the semi-molten rock in the mantle to flow, dragging the plates above them.

Here's What'll Happen When Plate Tectonics Grinds to a Halt. A new study says we may only have another 1.45 billion years to enjoy the dynamic action of Earth’s geologic engine.

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Scientists discover hidden "ghost plume" beneath Oman using earthquake data, revealing Earth's secret heat pathways.

By analysing how the Earth's plates moved in the past, the researchers concluded that the Dani plume likely arrived during ...

The Indian Plate is a major tectonic plate that includes India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and parts of Afghanistan, as well as parts of the Indian Ocean floor. This discovery not only shows ...

Now, with confirmation of the Pontus plate, a gargantuan piece of tectonic slab that at its most expansive covered 15 million square miles nearly one-quarter of today’s Pacific Ocean filled a ...

Rev. ed. of: Plate tectonics & crustal evolution. 3rd ed. 1989. Date 1997 Type Books Physical description x, 282 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 25 cm Place Earth (Planet) Data Source Smithsonian ...