Transform boundaries neither create nor consume crust. Rather, two plates move against each other, building up tension, then releasing the tension in a sudden and often violent jerk. This sudden jerk ...

Scientists have discovered a long hidden plate boundary near the east coast of Africa that dates back about 180 million years ...

We often affiliate plate tectonics with earthquakes, as we are all taught in school that the shifting of plates leads to big shakes. But plate tectonics serve a far more important job to the planet ...

Earth’s crust looks solid from the surface, but it is broken into a shifting mosaic of slabs that slowly rearrange oceans and continents. Understanding how those tectonic plates first formed is one of ...

Schematic interpretation of electrical resistivity models in the context of the Gofar transform fault. 1) Results indicate that there is intensified fracturing along the fault plane of the transform ...

Scientists have discovered a huge tectonic boundary under Africa, running from Mozambique to Tanzania. The ancient fault line, dubbed the Rovuma Transform Margin, extends over 310 miles (500km) and ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Gather your supplies! In this episode we will use everyday materials to learn about tectonic plates and fault lines. A subduction fault is when two plates have different densities.

This study reports widespread mineral carbonation of mantle rocks in an oceanic transform fueled by magmatic degassing of CO2. The findings describe a previously unknown part of the geological carbon ...