Direct evidence of the movements of tectonic plates has been found in some of the world’s oldest rocks, in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. This evidence dates back 3.5 billion years; the ...

Scientists have found the oldest direct evidence for tectonic motion on Earth by more than half a billion years ...

Earth’s geological evolution is aslow but constant process, with tectonic movements driving significant changes over millions of years. New studies are shedding light on what our planet might look ...