New research has dramatically reshaped our understanding of Earth’s early geological history, overturning traditional beliefs ...

W. Jason Morgan, scientist at forefront of plate tectonics theory, dies at 87. He received the National Medal of Science for his foundational work on plate tectonics and the presence of volcanic ...

W. Jason Morgan, who in 1967 developed the theory of plate tectonics -- a framework that revolutionized the study of earthquakes, volcanoes and the slow, steady shift of the continents across the ...

Plate tectonics is a theory of geology developed to explain the phenomenon of continental drift and is currently the theory accepted by the vast majority of scientists working in this area. In the ...

The geological theory of plate tectonics helps us to understand why we have earthquakes. Political, economic and information plate tectonics may help us to understand why we have Donald Trump.

Due to the abundance of nitrogen and carbon dioxide present in Venus’ atmosphere, the team believes that Venus must have had plate tectonics about 4.5 billion to 3.5 billion years ago after the ...

Plate Tectonics in the Archean: Observation versus Interpretation. Science China Press. Journal Science China Earth Sciences DOI 10.1007/s11430-023-1210-5 ...

Geoscientists from the University of Toronto have made a breakthrough discovery that adds new dimensions to the theory of plate tectonics. Their research, published in Geophysical Research Letters ...

The theory of plate tectonics took shape in the 1960s after more precise seafloor maps and seismic activity monitoring revealed signs of our planet’s shifting shell. But the ideas built upon those of ...

Learn how the layers of the Earth are structured, and the theory of plate tectonics in this guide for KS3 geography students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize.

W. Jason Morgan, who in 1967 developed the theory of plate tectonics — a framework that revolutionized the study of earthquakes, volcanoes and the slow, steady shift of the continents across the ...

William Jason Morgan, a leading scholar of plate tectonics and mantle movements, died on July 31 in his sleep, at the home he shared with his daughter and her family. He was 87. Morgan, Princeton ...