Research from Monash University reveals the climate history behind Asia's summer monsoon—Earth's most influential climate ...

Scientists used satellite data to confirm that Earth's crust is "dripping" into the mantle beneath Turkey's Central Anatolian ...

Far beneath central Turkey, a dense slab of rock is peeling away from the bottom of the continent and sinking into the mantle ...

The Tibetan Plateau stands as a monumental record of continental collision and subsequent geodynamic evolution, offering compelling insights into both regional and global tectonic processes.

Key pointsThe Tibetan Plateau's elevation was the main driver behind the Asian monsoon's development and expansionInitially, weaker summer rains were ...

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 than ...

Artist impression of two types of lithospheric drip. One type produces thickening and uplift of Earth’s crust, while the other results in the formation of a basin at the surface without horizontal ...

The controversial mechanism of klippes produced along the NE-striking Longmen Shan thrust belt (LSTB) in the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, was the key point of comprehending tectonic ...

The analysis and interpretation of the Dachaidan area, Qaidam Basin, is difficult, owing to the colocation of two groups of thrust faults (N–E faults and N–W faults) there and the area’s complicated ...