The Central Anatolian Plateau, with its sweeping landscapes of high mountains and low-relief interiors, has puzzled ...

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, and ...

Long after tectonic plate movement has created mountains, forces such as weather and river erosion can continue to shape a landscape. One such landscape is the Colorado Plateau, which spans more ...

Different plate tectonic settings produce distinctive basin environments where sedimentary rocks are deposited. Download a chart to use in class and an activity for practicing with these concepts: ...

Why it's incredible: The mountains' folded rocks form stunning rainbow patterns. As the name suggests, China's Rainbow Mountains are multicolored formations in the northwest of the country.

A reel showing the famous Pamir Plateau, also sometimes called the "Roof of the World" has left social media amazed by its distinctive appearance.

Pressure from a pool of magma has just cracked solid rock, creating a volcano-tectonic (VT) event. This type of quake produces relatively high-frequency shaking, usually between one and five ...

Geology professor Lijun Liu co-authored a study about the unique geology of the Tibetan Plateau and how it may be controlled by the variable strength of the tectonic plates whose collision ...

The Puna Plateau is part of the Central Andes, a mountain belt in which the elevation is mainly driven by lithospheric strength and tectonic forces. Credit must be given to the creator.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on Richter Scale jolted Tibet on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology said. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10km, making ...