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Earth's crust is dripping "like honey" into our planet's hot interior beneath the Andes mountains, scientists have discovered.
Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...
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 ...
A study reveals that the oldest continental crust on Earth is slowly being broken up by shifting tectonic forces.
The outer regions of the Earth’s geology can be broken down into two parts: a crust and upper mantle that form rigid plates of solid rock, the lithosphere; and the hotter, more pressurized ...
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 ...
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The strength of Earth’s magnetic field and the amount of oxygen in its atmosphere seem to be correlated—and scientists want to know why ...
Some areas of continental crust have maintained long-term stability from the beginning of Earth's history, with little destruction by tectonic events or mantle convection, known as cratons.
Some of Earth’s Oldest Crust Is Disintegrating Cratons are believed to be the longest-lived regions of the Earth, but a new study shows how dynamic processes can cause their eventual disintegration.
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 ...