The tectonic evolution of northeast China is closely related to the subduction of the Pacific plate. The dehydration of the slab subduction process produces metasomatic agents that have important ...

Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation from intense heat due to metamorphism. Researchers tackled this by using ...

Over 25 years ago, researchers discovered that some of these deep Earth reverberations pointed to the existence of two ...

However, there is no evidence of plate subduction—a geological process in which one tectonic plate is forced beneath another as they converge at a plate boundary—anywhere near this region.

Megathrust earthquakes occur when stress at subduction zones is released, causing significant plate slippage. These events disrupt long-term tectonic changes, complicating modeling efforts.

Amid Earth’s mobile tectonic plates, subduction zones arise as regions of intense geological activity and concentrate minerals into ore deposits like gold.

Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous regions, often referred to as "islands," which are the size of continents.

The moon's Schrödinger impact basin near the south pole holds two grand canyons formed by an enormous asteroid collision 3.8 ...

Aside from the danger they pose, such earthquakes disrupt the slow, long-term changes occurring at subduction zones. The cycle of sudden earthquakes and slow plate movement makes it difficult for ...

The LLSVPs are found in what scientists refer to as "slab graveyards," where tectonic plates sink through a process called ...

MOUNT Everest has long been considered the tallest mountain on Earth, but new research reveals it might not even come close.

Two enormous continent-sized "islands" found buried deep inside the Earth's mantle are challenging our ideas about our planet ...