You don't need plate tectonics to get continental crust that looks modern, a new study finds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Earth's crust today has a surprisingly similar composition to the planet's first outer shell, or "protocrust," new research finds. This early rocky shell featured chemical signatures previously ...

Earth's surface is a turbulent place. Mountains rise, continents merge and split, and earthquakes shake the ground. All of these processes result from plate tectonics, the movement of enormous chunks ...