the GFZ-led research team simulated the full plate tectonic evolution from initial rifting to continental break-up, followed ...

Rising mountains do more than reshape the landscape – they also drive evolutionary change, according to a new study. By simulating millions of years of tectonic uplift, researchers have uncovered a ...

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of plates, which have moved throughout Earth's history. The theory explains the how and why behind mountains, volcanoes ...

Build mountains. Trigger volcanoes. Create new sea floor. You now have the power to change the landscape with the slightest push of your mouse. Four types of plate tectonic activity are ...

Different plate tectonic settings produce distinctive basin environments ... Because the passive margin is not near active mountain building with a lot of active erosion, the sedimentary particles in ...

A large fraction of all earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building occurs at plate ... They learn where the Earth's tectonic plates and their boundaries are, what happens at the ...

Most geologic activity stems from the interplay where the plates meet or divide. The movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic boundaries ... and buckles into mountain ranges.

GFZ scientists simulated plate tectonic evolution from initial rifting to continental break-up, leading to modern (geologically speaking) mountain building. This model tracked when mantle rock in ...