A research team is investigating the influence of the Zagros Mountains on the bending of Earth's surface. A team of ...

A long-lost oceanic plate is diving deep into the mantle, dragging down the crust above, researchers say. However, the plate ...

An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the ...

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

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

Scientists uncover hidden land under Iceland, questioning our understanding of Earth's continents and tectonic plates.

Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

Nobody knew what they are, and whether they are only a temporary phenomenon, or if they have been sitting there for millions ...