Driving across the state of Oregon takes a few hours, but on that drive, you can witness millions of years of geology unfold outside your car window. The spectacular snow-capped volcanoes of the ...

Recent seismic research has unveiled a fascinating geological phenomenon occurring beneath the Pacific Northwest. The Earth’s crust is tearing apart, a process driven by tectonic forces in the region.

Geologist Nick Zentner strides excitedly across the wet sand on his first-ever visit to Oregon’s Agate Beach. But his attention is not on the scenic shore or sparkling waves. It’s on the cliff that ...

In a groundbreaking study published in Science Advances (2025), scientists uncovered a fascinating and unusual process occurring deep beneath the Pacific Northwest. For the first time, a subduction ...