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 ...

Videos circulating on social media show an 18-foot wall of water advancing on the horizon. The tremendous wave builds to a crescendo when it barrels ashore, submerging buildings already toppled by the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Video showing the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates over the ...

A volcano is an opening in the Earth’s crust through which magma, ash and gases escape. A volcano is a hazard caused by plate tectonics. Volcanic eruptions have both primary effects (such as the ...

Geologist and keen climber, Dr Tom Challands, challenges a pair of young people to climb Cwm Idwal Slabs in Eryri (Snowdonia National Park) and investigate how they have been affected by tectonic ...