June 7 (UPI) --According to a newly conducted seismic CT scan, the southern half of the Tibetan Plateau, the "Roof of the World," was created by a sudden uplift. The plateau's dramatic rise occurred ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Ontong Java Plateau, a volcanically-formed underwater plateau located in the Pacific Ocean north of the Solomon Islands, is younger and its eruption was more protracted than ...

The Tibetan Plateau, a land mass nearly the size of the lower half of the United States, was thrust skyward when the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collided about 50 million years ago. But ...

How did the continents form? Although to a certain extent this remains an open question, the oceanic plateau of the Kerguelen Islands may well provide part of the answer, according to a ...

Scientists pieced together the history of a huge Pacific plateau and found a complicated story. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Deep in the heart of Central Asia, the Kunlun Mountains form a vital barrier on the northern Tibetan Plateau. Their rainfall ...