Ancient crystals reveal that Earth began recycling its crust and forming continents billions of years earlier than scientists ...

Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics. Researchers have made a new discovery that changes ...

Analysing lava flows that solidified and then broke apart over a massive crack in the Earth's crust in Turkey has brought new insights into how continents move over time, improving our understanding ...

The African continent is undergoing a geological transformation that, in the distant future, could create a new ocean.