Why do some earthquakes release more energy than others? A research team led by Prof. Dr. Armin Dielforder from the ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Fault lines are fractures or breaks in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates move past each other, often resulting in earthquakes. These geological features are classified into three ...

To gain a deeper understanding of a wide range of geological processes, such as plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanic diking, we need to have a knowledge of both past and present in situ stress ...

In the hours after an earthquake shook the northeastern United States Friday, scientists calculated its magnitude — 4.8 on the Richter scale — and triangulated its epicenter near the New Jersey town ...

Picture your sidewalk on a scorching summer day. You've probably seen how the concrete expands and contracts with temperature ...

An ancient slab of Earth's crust buried deep beneath the Midwest is sucking huge swatches of present-day's North American crust down into the mantle, researchers say. The slab's pull has created giant ...

Scientists have shown the importance of hot temperatures in maximizing hydrogen peroxide generation from rocks during the movement of geological faults, and say it may have influenced the early ...