The map above, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Geological Survey, displays the world's major deposits, classified by the type of mineral as as well the deposit type—the rock formation in ...

Yet, many of the most popular holiday destinations among British tourists are home to the most active volcanoes in the world ... the Eurasian and African tectonic plates. The most famous volcanoes ...

Scotese studies how plate tectonics and a warming climate will change Earth's appearance in the future, and he has made multiple animated maps based from his research. For more animations from ...

Plate tectonic theory shows that the crust of the ... moving at about the same speed as your fingernails grow, so the map of the world will continue to change, but just very, very, very slowly.