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

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

This week, researchers reported on nine rivers and lakes in the Americas that defy hydrologic expectations. Geologists report ...

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have found that parts of the North American continent are slowly “dripping” ...

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

Far be it from us to suggest there’s a parallel between the continental plate’s behavior and what is happening on top, but ...

Explore how North America is changing as its deep cratonic root thins and pieces are dripping into the Earth's mantle.

It also helped the researchers deduce that the Farallon Plate, an oceanic tectonic plate that has been ... Seismic full-waveform tomography of active cratonic thinning beneath North America consistent ...

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