Earth’s mantle behaves like a slow-moving fluid, but that hasn’t stopped two vast regions at its base from maintaining a ...

What if everything you learned in school about Earth’s continents was wrong? New research has shaken the foundation of ...

A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

CHINA has given the green light to plans for the world's largest hydropower dam, despite protests from neighbouring countries. Millions could be without water as Tibet is set to become home to the ...

The earthquake was triggered by a rupture in the Lhasa block—an area under substantial tectonic stress. This region is a hotspot for seismic activity due to the ongoing collision of the Indian and ...

Tibet’s southeastern region is earthquake-prone because it sits on the geological fault line where the Indian Plate and the Eurasian ... side of the international boundary, including the right ...

That movement has now left one pool of molten material on the west of the caldera disconnected from any heat sources, which ...

As the continents tore apart and Earth's crust began grinding westward over the Walvis Ridge Hotspot, volcanoes developed one by one in a horizontal line beneath the opening Atlantic Ocean.

The hotspot and haze situation over the sub-region may worsen in the next few months under prolonged dry weather conditions during the season, it added. The regional meteorological centre also ...

These neighbours are spread across its northern, eastern, and western boundaries, forming a rich and diverse connection. To the northwest, India is bordered by Pakistan and Afghanistan ...

From superhero blockbusters to Netflix romantic comedies, Scotland has become an increasingly familiar location for Hollywood to use. In the autumn, Twisters star Glen Powell could be seen in ...