Scientists have discovered an ancient "ghost" plume lurking beneath Oman. The magma plume is trapped beneath a thick portion of Earth's crust and the upper part of the mantle, the planet's middle ...

Tibet and Nepal lie along a major geological fault line where the Indian tectonic plate converges with the Eurasian plate, ...

A massive collision between the Indian tectonic plate and the Eurasian tectonic plate is causing the Himalayas to grow, but new research suggests it might also be ripping Tibet apart. According to new ...

The forces shaping the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau have long been a mystery to geologists. New seismic data, however, reveals an unexpected process taking place beneath the Earth’s surface. A ...

The Himalayas are the majestic mountain ranges surrounding the Indian plains and valleys, but beneath these breathtaking mountains lies a a threat of such gargantuan proportions that it can literally ...

A study on tectonic plates that converge on the Tibetan Plateau has shown that Earth's fault lines are far weaker and the ...