Around 200 million years ago, it's said the last supercontinent called Pangea began to break apart. This is because plate tectonics moved ... resulted in the above animation, said in a statement ...

Researchers in China and Australia have created an animation that details Earth's ... Nuna (Columbia), Rodinia, and Gondwana/Pangea, and more than two complete supercontinent cycles." ...

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 ...

According to plate tectonics theory, Earth's outer shell is divided into multiple plates that slowly glide over the mantle. This slowly changes Earth's surface over time by merging, or separating ...