Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.

From time to time, when Earth's tectonic plates shift, the planet emits a long, slow belch of carbon dioxide. In a new modeling study published in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, R.

From the deepest ocean trench to the tallest mountain, plate tectonics explains the features and movement of Earth's surface in the present and the past. The theory of plate tectonics was ...

Switzerland has a new tectonic map at a scale of 1:500,000. The TK500 contains updates to the geometry, distribution and nomenclature of the tectonic units of Switzerland and its neighboring areas.

This advanced undergraduate textbook provides a thoroughly modern overview of plate tectonics and is the perfect resource for a capstone geology course. It presents plate tectonics as a multifaceted, ...

Fishing operations are finally back to normal, well almost, at the port of Wajima in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, following the magnitue-7.6 earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula on Jan. 1.

The facility had been undergoing repairs following the Noto Peninsula earthquake on New Year's Day. The disaster damaged quay walls and caused the seabed to rise. Ishikawa Prefecture's fisheries ...

The city usually holds the exhibition every year, but it was unable to do so this year due to the New Year's Day Noto Peninsula earthquake. An organization that manages the house planned the event ...

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UCHINADA, Ishikawa Prefecture--Homes across the Noto Peninsula and beyond were damaged by the powerful earthquake on New Year’s Day not only because of the tremendous shaking but also because of ...