A groundbreaking study reveals that North America and Europe might still be connected via tectonic plates, challenging the ...

Dr Jordan Phethean, an author of the study, said: 'The discovery indicates that the North America and Eurasian tectonic ...

4 min read There are a few handfuls of major plates and dozens of smaller, or minor, plates. Six of the majors are named for the continents embedded within them, such as the North American ...

"Plate tectonics unified all these descriptions ... called Pangaea formed about 300 million years ago. Africa, South America, North America and Europe nestled closely together, leaving a ...

New research has revealed that the Ninetyeast Ridge -- the Earth's longest straight underwater mountain chain -- formed through a different process than previously believed. Stretching 5000 km along ...

In 1967, he published a paper in the journal Nature called "The North Pacific ... were used to show South America and Africa really did match up “Plate tectonics really comes from the oceans.

It is made up of large slabs called tectonic plates. The plates fit together like ... mountains that are still growing - like in South America’s Andes, or the world’s tallest mountain, Everest ...

Scuba diving at Iceland’s Silfra Fissure offers adventurers a chance to explore a submerged canyon between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates. Located in Þingvellir National Park ...