The continents are carried by the Earth's tectonic plates like people on an escalator ... they crumpled into mountain ranges—the Himalayas. By 10 million years ago the two continents were ...

Gather your supplies! In this episode we will use everyday materials to learn about tectonic plates and fault lines.

The highest mountain ranges are created by tectonic plates pushing together and forcing the ground up where they meet. This is how the mountains of the Himalayas in Asia were formed. Image caption ...

Himalayan pink salt ... from massive seawater evaporation millions of years ago. The shifting tectonic plates enclosed the sea, resulting in the evaporation of seawater and the formation of ...

The quake was initially recorded at 7 magnitude which struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) off the southwest tip of the South Island, the USGS said.