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

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 ...

New research reveals a surprising link between the ancient tectonic history of oceanic plates and their fate as they subduct ...

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics influence the trajectory and speed of the plates as they plunge deep into ...

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

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

Beneath the surface of the United States, the Earth's crust is slowly sinking, leading to the emergence of a new geological ...

The heat source works by wirelessly heating iron plates on the underside of induction kitchen cookware instead of the hob. Best copper cookware: Pots and pans that you'll want to cook with every ...

The Somali plate is moving away from the Nubian plate ... The Erta Ale is a heated window into the tectonic future of Earth Rifting happens when tectonic forces pull on the Earth’s lithosphere (the ...