Learn how a computer simulation demonstrates that tectonic activity may be less slow and steady than previously thought.

At the end of the last Ice Age, around 10,000 years ago, the melting of massive glaciers may have done more than just raise ...

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in the Atlantic Ocean, may have temporarily sped up—with a little help from ...

Graphic showing the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Ridge (red line) and how melting ice from Greenland caused changes in the motion of Earth's crust (purple arrows). Around 10,000 years ago as the last Ice ...

Around 10,000 years ago as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in ...

At the same time, spreading at the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Ridge, which sits between the North American and Eurasian plates, may have increased by as much as 40%. “As ice volume was greatly reduced, it ...

Between about 12,000 to 6,000 years ago, spreading at the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Ridge, which sits between the North American and Eurasian plates, may have increased by as much as 40%. "As ice volume ...

New research suggests melting ice sheets are warming global temperatures which may speed up continental drift, creating ...

The record-breaking mission offers an unprecedented opportunity to study the geology of our planet’s largest layer.

The Atlantic Ocean has been widening for hundreds of millions of years, but its growth may have briefly gone into overdrive ...