The North American continent is "dripping" rock into the lower layers of the Earth, new research says, and in the process ...

Not only can wind and water erode them from above, but the deepest layers can be removed from below, as is thought to have ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered two new feathered dinosaur species in northeastern China hidden in 125-million-year-old fossils. The find sheds more light on the diversity of two-legged theropod dinosaurs ...

The oldest parts of Earth's continents are called cratons, and underneath, they are rooted to the mantle... | Earth And The ...

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

Explore how North America is changing as its deep cratonic root thins and pieces are dripping into the Earth's mantle.

The deep roots of Earth's oldest continents have long been thought to be unshakable. But a new seismic discovery suggests that even these stable landmasses can change. Beneath the center of North ...

Even the oldest and most stable of lithospheric structures can’t withstand geologic machinations deep within the Earth.

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 ...