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

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

Earth is the only known planet which has plate tectonics today. The constant movement of these giant slabs of rock over the ...

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

Just when things couldn't get any crazier in the US, scientists have discovered that the underside of the Earth's crust is ...

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

Buried more than 3,000 miles beneath our feet, Earth’s solid inner core was once thought to be unchanging—locked in place at ...

Future missions to Venus could also supply additional data on the density and temperature of the planet's crust, which could ...

It’s not much of a stretch to say that Earth’s inner structure, especially the innermost spherical core, has stupefied ...

Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American continent is dripping away in blobs of rock—and that the ...

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

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