This continent may be dividing in two, according to a startling finding on the map of Earth. Africa is expected to split but only within millions of years.

The process subsequently formed the Atlantic Ocean, while the ancient Tethys Ocean transitioned into the existing Mediterranean Sea. The tectonic plates are continually moving and may form an ...

Marie Tharp’s maps of the Atlantic Ocean floor did more than ... helping to cement the theory of plate tectonics as the ...

The Atlantic Ocean may begin to shrink ... as they are able to appear and close due to the work of plate tectonics. More specifically, subduction zones — where tectonic plates slip over and ...

Using advanced geological techniques, researchers suggest North America and Eurasia might be connected via tectonic plates beneath the Atlantic Ocean, contradicting traditional beliefs.