Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics ...

With a computer rendering, he helped scientists understand that the earth, with its shifting tectonic plates, is “an ...

Geologists have made certain assumptions about how the crust making up our planet's earliest surface formed, but a new study ...

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...

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

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

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics ...

Researchers have discovered cratonic thinning occurring beneath North America, driven by the remnants of the Farallon Plate.

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we ...

Beneath the crust of North America, scientists have found that the deep roots of the continent are slowly dripping away in ...

The Earth's crust is broken up into several pieces called tectonic plates, which fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. This ...