The oldest crust on Earth, known to be unchanging, is actually being altered in real time. The North American continent is "dripping" rock into the lower layers of the Earth, new research says ...

Scientifically speaking, this would mean North America and Europe could be classed as one, and not two continents. 'While it is controversial to suggest that the GIFR contains a large amount of ...

A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed a subtle yet significant phenomenon beneath the North American continent; its ancient bedrock is slowly dripping into the Earth’s ...

This map shows seismic speed in the Earth’s crust at 200 kilometers depth across the continental United States and portions of Central America and Canada. The North American craton (outlined in ...

The North American continent is "dripping" rock into the lower layers of the Earth, new research says, and in the process providing new information about how continents and landmasses evolve ...

A map produced by the authors of a new study in Nature Geoscience shows the relative seismic velocity of material that is 200 kilometers below Earth’s surface and located around the base of the ...

A new study details how the North American plate is “dripping” into the mantle due to the continued influence of the Farallon Plate, which has been subducting under the continent for 200 ...