Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...

A chunk of ancient oceanic crust buried deep beneath the Midwest is pulling parts of North America's crust down into the ...

Beneath the crust of North America, scientists have found that the deep roots of the continent are slowly dripping away in ...

Far be it from us to suggest there’s a parallel between the continental plate’s behavior and what is happening on top, but ...

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New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we ...

Scientists have warned that the crust of the Earth beneath the US is 'dripping' away, which sounds quite concerning but is ...

Lithospheric dripping occurs when the underside of Earth's rocky crust is heated to a certain temperature. As the rock melts, ...

Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.

The Hadean protocrust formation and early plate tectonics challenged by new study, questioning geological assumptions.

An ancient slab of Earth's crust buried deep beneath the Midwest is sucking huge swatches of present-day's North American crust down into the mantle, researchers say. The slab's pull has created giant ...

Researchers have discovered cratonic thinning occurring beneath North America, driven by the remnants of the Farallon Plate.