A section of the upper mantle and crust under the Sierra Nevada mountains is peeling away, in a process that may mimic how ...

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

The phenomenon has been happening for millions of years quietly beneath our feet and could shed new light on how the ...

While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, is Earth's history.

Like a moth in a cocoon, the metamorphosis of Earth's crust from molten goop to solid land is hidden from view, leaving ...

Scientists have discovered portions of the Earth's crust sinking into the mantle beneath California's Sierra Nevada mountains ...

Scientists have discovered portions of the Earth's crust sinking into the mantle ... the process of differentiation, where denser crust layers are absorbed into the mantle, leaving lighter layers ...

Stable parts of the Earth's crust may not be as immovable as previously thought. While much of the crust is affected by plate tectonic activity, certain more stable portions have remained ...

Scientists discovered a hidden process where Earth's crust peels away and sinks, reshaping continents over millions of years, revealing Earth's slow evolution.