Today, the Denali Fault rips apart some of the North American plate, but it was once a place where tectonic plates came ...

All of these processes result from plate tectonics, the movement of enormous chunks of Earth's crust. This movement may be why life exists here. Earth is the only known planet with plate tectonics ...

Planets on the inner edge of extrasolar habitable zones could be habitable for a couple of billion years longer than previously thought.

A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's ...

Study reveals Mars' thick crust created granites and underground water, challenging previous geological views.

GNS released a high resolution update to the national Active Faults Database, detailing where the active faults are across the motu.

Discover what scientists have discovered under the surface of Mars that could point to the existence of ancient life on the ...

Did microbes ever live on Mars? Did an "elevator" help build Egypt’s first pyramid? Some signs pointed to yes this year, but confirmation is still needed.

How did this happen? Though this perspective may seem unusual, perhaps we can take instruction from the geological theory of plate tectonics. This theory posits that the Earth’s crust is ...

Geologists have for the first time determined how coastal mountains in eastern Asia formed, resulting in significant changes ...

A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's magmatic evolution and hydrological systems. The research suggests that the ...