Seismologists studying earthquake patterns in California have uncovered extraordinary evidence of a rare geological process ...

Yet, this find brings to light that structural elements within the lithosphere—the rigid outer shell of the Earth—can also ...

Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be how the continents formed, they say.

A magnitude-5.2 earthquake occurred near Julian, a small agricultural community in Southern California, at 10:08 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Noticeable shaking could be felt across ...

North America is dripping—with sizable blobs of rock sinking from the underside of the continent, beneath the U.S. Midwest, ...

(source: NASA) Using seismic imaging, scientists observed massive, drip-like formations beneath the central US, suggesting that the lithosphere (Earth’s rigid outer layer) is thinning as ...

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust above it to "drip" and suck down rocks from across the continent.

The Earth Sciences contribute to answers on a wide range of societal and economic questions in areas such as: the natural means of existence (water, raw materials, the energy transition), the ...

Lithospheric dripping occurs when the underside of Earth's rocky crust is heated to a certain temperature. As the rock melts, a drop starts to form, eventually becoming weighty enough to break off and ...