Information on the continental drift, fossil distribution, and the dynamics of plate tectonics.

Kid-friendly explanation and graphics on plate tectonics.

An international project based in Australia, which aims for interoperable plate tectonic data and geodynamic computing services for research purposes. Offers information about their research activities, publications, and resources.

Explains the history of the new understanding of the Earth, with an overview of the theory and its mechanisms. Also offers a number of animations.

Offers open source desktop software for the interactive visualization of plate-tectonics. Includes a guide for users, features, and screenshots.

Presents a world map depicting horizontal velocities and deformation in plate boundary zones.

A substantial collection of resources on the tectonic effects of high speed impacts of asteroids or comets on terrestrial planets.

An institute of the University of Iceland offering research and graduate studies focusing on the Iceland region. Describes their programs, with background on volcanoes, earthquakes, and Icelandic geology.

Class notes of University of Wisconsin professor, Steven Dutch, on the past plate history and the continuing movement of the regions.

A project to illustrate plate tectonics and the distribution of land and sea during the past 1100 million years. Includes details of their research projects, with a substantial library of maps and animations, and a discussion of the planet's climate history.

Talks about the three spreading systems that factored in the formation, as well as the development of hotspots, in the region.

Includes animation of the continental drift, plus information on the history of the earth's tectonic activity.

The story of continents drifting from place to place breaking apart, colliding, and grinding against each other. Plus data on tectonic globe, article archive, and ocean floors.

Gives an overview of the effect of plate tectonics on the climate.

An article examining evidence that Mars once underwent plate tectonics, based on magnetic measurements from the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft.

A program of research into plate tectonic and geologic reconstructions; includes details of their teaching programs, data projects, and a substantial collection of maps, animations, and presentations.

Dedicated to teaching the relatively young the geological theory of Plate Tectonics. Includes an explanation, maps and illustrations.

A resource for educators, with notes, animations, and interactive maps.

Includes links to current research, structural models, publications, maps, and related topics.

Talks about the origin and mechanics of the forces responsible for tectonic plate movements. Plus profile of the author, discussions and conclusions.

A publication from the USGS about the theory and mechanisms of plate tectonics, available online and as a download in PDF format.

An international collaborative project to map the stress field of the Earth's crust; provides their global database of contemporary tectonic stress, and a range of maps.