Mount Denali, North America's highest mountain, is a beautiful sight. While beautiful, though, scientists have long wondered exactly how this mountain came to be. Now, new research has finally ...

We finally know how a fault that gave rise to Denali, North America's highest mountain, first formed. According to new research, the Denali Fault is actually an ancient suture mark where two land ...

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 ...

New findings begin to fill major gaps in understanding about how geological faults behave and appear as they deepen, and they could eventually help lead future researchers to develop better earthquake ...

Under the blue waters of Indonesia's Banda Sea lies one of the deepest bodies of water on the planet – the Weber Deep. Measuring 7.2 km (4.47 mi) from top to bottom, it's the deepest point of the ...

New research studies indicate that the Santa Cruz region produces large earthquakes more frequently than previously thought. Recent paleoseismic work has documented four surface-rupturing earthquakes ...

Today, the Denali Fault rips apart some of the North American plate, but it was once a place where tectonic plates came together. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...