As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

Another prong of the administration’s actions is an attempt to influence what research is funded. Russell Vought, the head of ...

Scotese studies how plate tectonics and a warming climate will change Earth's appearance in the future, and he has made multiple animated maps based from his research. For more animations from ...

So far the winter of 2024-25 has been a return to real winter weather for Western NY. In fact, I used my snowblower more this year than I have the last two years combined. Hopefully, the worst of ...

A new study finds large amounts of “white hydrogen” may exist within mountain ranges, raising hopes this clean-burning gas ...

Research in structural geology and tectonics seeks to define how and why deformation ... and how the history of plate motions has shaped topics as diverse as seismicity, evolution and climate change.

Tectonic hazards can destroy buildings ... The effects of prolonged heavy rainfall can lead to many negative impacts on people. Climate change - AQA Evidence has shown that Earth’s temperature ...

Tectonics indirectly also sped up the creation of oxygen in our atmosphere. On land, habitat turnover through climate change forced different species to evolve far more quickly than they otherwise ...

By dragging huge chunks of crust into the mantle, Earth's middle layer, plate tectonics pulls carbon from the planet's surface and atmosphere, stabilizing the climate. It also pushes life ...