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Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans- Pain for Pakistan: History makes a U-turn in India's neighbourhood
- In 2013, scientists studying volcanic rocks near Mauritius uncovered ancient zircon clues that revealed a buried microcontinent beneath the Indian Ocean
- A Massive crack beneath africa could create Earth’s newest oceanNew research reveals Africa is breaking apart faster than previously thought, with the East African Rift System entering a critical 'neckin...11 May, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
- A Continent in Motion: GPS Shows the East African Rift Is Slowly Splitting ApartAfrica's ground is shifting. Tectonic forces are tearing the continent apart along the East African Rift. Satellites and GPS show this sepa...19 Feb, 2026, 06.18 PM IST
- GSI team to visit Andaman to investigate eruption at India's only active mud volcano in BaratangThe Geological Survey of India is sending a team to Baratang Island to investigate the recent October 2 eruption of India's only active mud...05 Oct, 2025, 02.22 PM IST
- Earth’s ‘twin’ is not dead but very much ‘alive’; NASA's latest discovery explainedNASA's recent analysis of Magellan spacecraft data suggests Venus may possess a dynamic surface, challenging the long-held belief of a stat...11 May, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
- Two earthquakes hit between Fiji and New Zealand, no tsunami warning issuedTwo earthquakes hit the area between Fiji and New Zealand on April 14 morning. The first quake measured 6.5, and the second measured 6.1. T...14 Apr, 2025, 10.02 AM IST
- Earth’s sixth ocean is forming but will split the African continent in twoA 35-mile-long fissure in East Africa signals the continent’s gradual separation, leading to the formation of a new ocean in the future. Th...16 Feb, 2025, 11.01 AM IST
- Nubian: The world's newest continent may be formed as Africa could split into two; here are the countries that form the new continentA shocking development has just emerged out and has come to light that a brand new continent might end up forming pretty soon as Africa is ...25 Jan, 2025, 04.03 AM IST
- Scientists discover 120-million-year-old Earth section: Here's how it could change what we know about our planetGeologists have uncovered a long-lost tectonic plate called Pontus, believed to have existed 120 million years ago in Borneo. Led by Suzann...23 Sep, 2024, 12.15 PM IST
- Why does western Nepal face threat of a bigger earthquake?“There has been a collision between Indian and Eurasian plates going on underground for a long time which has accumulated tremendous energy...04 Nov, 2023, 04.04 PM IST
- What is an Earthquake? Why it happens, and how is it measured?Earthquakes are the result of the Earth's ever-moving tectonic plates. They serve as a reminder of the dynamic and ever-changing nature of ...03 Oct, 2023, 03.16 PM IST
- What caused Morocco's earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explainsThe recent earthquake, which was caused by a geological phenomenon known as a "reverse fault," suggests that stress from the plates pushing...12 Sep, 2023, 11.14 AM IST
- New ocean may arise as Africa continues to split into two parts, say scientistsThe creation of a new ocean might split Africa into two parts, resulting in landlocked countries such as Uganda and Zambia likely having th...15 Mar, 2023, 04.28 PM IST
- Foreshocks, swarms caused recent earthquakes in India, says Geological Survey of India officialDr Sandip Som, the deputy director general of GSI, also said that foreshocks -- mild tremor preceding earthquakes -- or swarm activities --...04 Oct, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
- Why Himalayas are hit by bigger earthquakes foundThe finding by researchers from ETH Zurich in Switzerland provides a more complete view of the risk of earthquakes in mountainous regions.05 Dec, 2017, 05.17 PM IST
- Earthquakes occur on moon, reveals analysisAn analysis of pictures taken by Chandrayaan-1 has found that tectonic plates are present inside moon's surface similar to earth and causes...14 Jun, 2015, 08.49 PM IST
- North Bengal earthquake triggers fears of a Nepal reduxMonday's earthquake was generated by a movement of the Indian tectonic plate. It could be felt as far away as Malda, where, too, people wer...28 Apr, 2015, 11.55 AM IST
- Scientists find why tectonic plates move abruptlyResearchers from Yale University said that tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface, which normally shift over the course of tens to hun...20 Jan, 2015, 02.00 PM IST
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