The Greek island has a long history of earthquakes, but what is causing the recent series of quakes has scientists perplexed.

Scientists have now found out a previously missed step in the process of how the seafloor turned into mountains.

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of plates, which have moved throughout Earth's history. The theory explains the how and why behind mountains, volcanoes ...

The Earth is made up of different layers: Therefore, instead of tectonic plates moving because of the convection currents, evidence suggests it is the plates that drive the convection. Slab pull ...