This study is led by Prof. Yong-Fei Zheng at University of Science and Technology of China. It focuses on the development of tectonic processes along convergent plate margins through inspection of ...

Build mountains. Trigger volcanoes. Create new sea floor. You now have the power to change the landscape with the slightest push of your mouse. Four types of plate tectonic activity are demonstrated ...

Subduction zones are intense convergent boundaries where dense oceanic plates dive beneath lighter plates, forming deep ocean trenches, powerful earthquakes, and explosive volcanoes. As the sinking ...