Due to the radiative thermal conductivity of the mineral olivine, only oceanic plates over 60 million years old and ...

This study presents a new 1.8-billion-year full-plate tectonic model, integrating geological and paleomagnetic data to ...

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

In a stunning revelation, scientists have unearthed shark fossils dating back 325 million years in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.

The Earth as we know it today is the result of billions of years of geological activity, where continents have shifted, collided, and broken apart over time. But what did Earth look like in its early ...

Eotephradactylus mcintireae’ is the oldest-known flying reptile from the continent and roamed the skies 209 million years ago ...

"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental ...

A plume of molten rock rising from the depths of the Earth in heartbeat-like pulses is slowly tearing Africa apart—and will one day create a new ocean. This is the conclusion of an international team ...

New Permian species, Yinshanosaurus angustus, found in China.

A groundbreaking discovery in Arizona’s Petrified Forest reveals North America’s oldest pterosaur.

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...