As you read this, the North American continent’s underside is dribbling away into Earth’s molten mantle. And according to ...

A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed a subtle yet significant phenomenon beneath the North ...

Earth’s continents have regions of very old and stable rocks ... “Luckily, we also got the new idea about what drives this thinning.” More of North America’s Craton lies in Canada than the USA, but ...

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

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust above it to "drip" and suck down rocks from across the continent.

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

With "The Americas," the latest nature documentary to grace our screens, filmmakers have captured two of the most enduring treasures the planet has to offer: stunning natural vistas and the calming ...

If we were to rewind the clock back 4.5 billion years, our planet would be massively different. And seeing Earth from space, you’d notice a glaring omission: the Moon would not be there.

Earth’s continents have regions of very old ... “Luckily, we also got the new idea about what drives this thinning.” More of North America’s Craton lies in Canada than the USA, but the ...

The oldest crust on Earth, known to be unchanging, is actually being altered in real time. The North American continent is ...