Earth’s crust looks solid from the surface, but it is broken into a shifting mosaic of slabs that slowly rearrange oceans and continents. Understanding how those tectonic plates first formed is one of ...

Using computer technology to create three-dimensional models of the earth's mantle, Purdue's Scott King has found evidence that some dramatic features of the earth's surface could be the result of ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Earth's ocean floor is not just steadily pulling apart; new research reveals rapid, dynamic cracking along mid-ocean ridges. Advanced mapping shows magma intrusions can fracture the crust in bursts, ...