IT began, again, with a tweet. Donald Trump, from his digital podium, declared that Iran and Israel had “come to him” asking for peace and that he was promising a future of “love, peace and prosperity”. The post went viral. Commentators scrambled. …

IT BEGAN, again, with a tweet. Donald Trump, from his digital podium, declared that Iran and Israel had “come to him” asking for peace, promising a future of “LOVE, PEACE AND PROSPERITY.” The post went viral. Commentators scrambled. Headlines were reframed …

In an era of precarious global alignments and rising regional instability, the Strait of Hormuz—a slender maritime corridor linking the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea—has once again reemerged as a flashpoint for energy geopolitics. Following Iran’s recent …

I just returned home from an adventure in Ecuador, the highlight was two weeks on a boat exploring the Galápagos Islands. As an earth scientist, there’s always a geologic story wherever I visit, but the Galápagos was a top-five bucket-list destination for …

… Other models suggest plate tectonics may have evolved gradually … the modern style plate tectonics begun in the Paleoproterozoic … key element of modern plate tectonics. Eclogite, a metamorphic … single plate towards plate tectonics and changing its geological …

… supports the argument that Venus’ tectonics are active today, he says …

Certain parts of South Africa are experiencing a phenomenon where its land is rising by up to two millimeters annually.  Initially, this land uplift was attributed to geological forces like mantle plumes beneath the Earth’s crust.  However, recent research …

Venus May Host Active Tectonics Driven by Subsurface Plumes by … identify possible signs of active tectonics at or below many of … was young and before plate tectonics had been established," said …

In a study published on May 14, 2025 in Science Advances, researchers reveal that Venus may still be geologically active. Analysing decades-old data from NASA’s Magellan mission, scientists found evidence suggesting ongoing deformation of the planet’s …

… was young and before plate tectonics were established. He said that …