This Collection invites original research on plate tectonics modelling, including multidisciplinary and integrative studies.

Computer simulations suggest that a collision with another planetary object early in Earth’s history may have provided the heat to set off plate tectonics.

The Bigger Picture of Plate Movements Understanding lost tectonic plates like Pontus is crucial for reconstructing Earth’s geological past and predicting future tectonic activity.

In a new animation, scientists map the planet's plate tectonics over the last 40 percent of its history. It's the longest such reconstruction yet.

Consequently, these findings validate recent AI models suggesting that plate tectonics were active at least 3 billion years ago, and possibly over 4 billion years ago.

One of the most significant recent discoveries in plate tectonics is the confirmation of the Pontus plate, which once covered 15 million square miles—about a quarter of the Pacific Ocean.

Earth-like plate tectonics may have shaped Venus billions of years ago A new study bolsters the theory that microbial life could have existed on our sister planet. Laura Baisas Oct 27, 2023 11:00 ...

New research hints that plate tectonics began earlier than 4 billion years ago — not long after Earth had formed.

Plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth’s crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought—and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life ...

This Collection invites original research on plate tectonics modelling, including multidisciplinary and integrative studies.

A new study makes the case that the solar system’s hellish second planet once may have had plate tectonics that could have made it more hospitable to life.