As the Earth's crust shifted and groaned over millions of years, something extraordinary happened beneath the surface. Deep inside the planet, hot rock began rising. Over time, this invisible force ...

The closure of the ancient Tethys Seaway has left an indelible mark on Earth’s history. As tectonic forces slowly reshaped the planet over millions of years, this ocean’s disappearance altered climate ...

Pangaea’s breakup may have been an outside job. A reexamination of tectonic movements 200 million years ago suggests that the supercontinent was pulled apart by shrinking of the forerunner to the ...

Central Asia's rugged terrain was shaped by the ancient Tethys Ocean, not climate change or mantle flows, according to new research. This massive ocean's tectonic forces reactivated old fault lines, ...

New research from Adelaide University suggests the power of the ancient Tethys Ocean might have shaped Central Asia's topography during the Cretaceous period. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Before the majestic Himalayan Mountains rose, the ancient Tethyan Ocean spanned the gap between India and Eurasia. Tethys evolved in two main stages: more than 400 million years ago, the ...

New research from Adelaide University suggests the power of the ancient Tethys Ocean might have shaped Central Asia's topography during the Cretaceous period. Researchers made the discovery using a ...