Australia is on a slow-motion collision course with Asia—and it ... They are built into the physics of plate tectonics, and Australia’s drift is already setting those changes in motion.

It is located on a convergent boundary ... Eurasian Plate. This subduction process further increases the stress and strain on the crust, and can also lead to Nepal earthquakes. The collision ...

Iran's folded rocks are a colorful formation that is part of the Greater Caucasus mountains, which formed when the Eurasian tectonic plate collided with the Arabian plate millions of years ago.

A reappraisal of decades-old data suggests that strange circular formations on Venus could be volcanic “rings of fire” ...

far away from the usual seismic action seen at plate boundaries where earthquakes and volcanoes are common. But this new research shows that the plate isn’t as solid as once thought. It’s ...

The meeting blamed the Commission for not being specific on the exact boundary location between the communities in Ibadan and Iwo in Osun State. Representatives of the two states at the meeting ...

Wildfire season is not over for Western North Carolina. After fires burned for weeks in March, new fires have broken out in April. The largest of these, the Haoe Fire, was burning 500 acres in the ...

Geoscientists from the University of Toronto have made a breakthrough discovery that adds new dimensions to the theory of ...

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service released a map showing the containment area around the blaze: It began in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management area in Barnegat Township and has since spread ...

A collision at a New South Wales open cut coal mine has been investigated by the state’s safety watchdog, with important lessons on offer for the broader industry. The incident occurred when a dozer ...