The breakup of Pangea in the Jurassic saw the opening of major ocean basins at the
expense of older Tethyan and Pacific oceanic plates. Although the Tethyan seafloor …

Plate tectonics constitutes our primary framework for understanding how the Earth works
over geological timescales. High‐resolution mapping of relative plate motions based on …

Global deep‐time plate motion models have traditionally followed a classical rigid plate
approach, even though plate deformation is known to be significant. Here we present a …

We present a new global model of plate motions and strain rates in plate boundary zones
constrained by horizontal geodetic velocities. This Global Strain Rate Model (GSRM v. 2.1) …

The asthenosphere plays a fundamental role in present-day plate tectonics as its low
viscosity controls how convection in the mantle below it is expressed at the Earth's surface …

We defined a new global moving hot spot reference frame (GMHRF), using a
comprehensive set of radiometric dates from arguably the best‐studied hot spot tracks …

Volcanic and intrusive rocks with geochemical signatures typical of modern continental or
oceanic arcs are uncommon in the Archaean and the archetypal Archaean granite …

As high‐performance computing facilities and sophisticated modeling software become
available, modeling mantle convection in a three‐dimensional (3‐D) spherical shell …

Abstract The Middle East region represents a key site within the Tethyan domain where
continental break-up, collision, backarc extension and escape tectonics are kinematically …

The thermal evolution of subducting slabs controls a range of subduction processes, yet we
lack a robust understanding of how thermal structure develops over a subduction zone's …