Even the oldest and most stable of lithospheric structures can’t withstand geologic machinations deep within the Earth.

Despite being tied together beneath the surface, these regions diverge sharply above it. Iceland and the Azores are ...

A long-lost slab of Earth’s crust may be pulling away the bottom of the oldest part of North America, scientists say ...

The North American continent is "dripping" rock into the lower layers of the Earth ... "The mantle processes driving the ...

A major geological find has been unearthed under the frozen waters of the Davis Strait, the narrow ocean channel between ...

Building on a larger project by Junlin Hua, lead author on the new study, the team created a full-waveform seismic tomographic model for North America ... cease as the tectonic plate sinks ...

The mantle processes driving the dripping can influence how tectonic plates evolve over time ... waveform seismic tomographic model for North America using an approach developed by co-author ...

Dr Jordan Phethean, an author of the study, said: 'The discovery indicates that the North America and Eurasian tectonic plates have not yet actually broken apart, as is traditionally thought to ...

Silfra Fissure in Iceland, located in Þingvellir National Park, offers a unique opportunity to swim or snorkel between the ...

That's because "North America and Eurasian tectonic plates have not yet actually broken apart, as is traditionally thought to have happened 52 million years ago," said Jordan Phethean, the lead ...

It is made up of large slabs called tectonic plates. The plates fit together like ... mountains that are still growing - like in South America’s Andes, or the world’s tallest mountain, Everest ...