Beneath the surface of the United States, the Earth's crust is slowly sinking, creating a new geological phenomenon.

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

Beneath the surface of the United States, the Earth's crust is gradually subsiding, creating a novel geological phenomenon.

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

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

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

Plate temperature and water release can explain the occurrence of different types of earthquakes in Guerrera, Mexico. A Kobe ...

But don't worry, the continent isn't about to collapse. These are incredibly slow geological processes, happening over ...

It’s long been thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see in ...

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

The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic ...

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