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 ...

Scientists discovered Earth's first crust had continental chemical signatures. This challenges beliefs about when these ...

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...

Beneath the American Midwest, part of the continent is gradually losing its foundation. This slow geological phenomenon, invisible on the surface, puzzles scientists. An international team ...