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

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

A new study has changed what scientists thought they knew about Earth’s early history. Researchers have discovered that the ...

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 ...

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...

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

Earth’s earliest crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, has long been thought to have lacked the complex chemical features ...

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

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

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

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