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

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

The split between South America and Africa 135 million years ago was a fiery affair, new research finds. The continental breakup spewed over 3.8 million cubic miles (16 million cubic kilometers) of ...

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Imminent loss of NASA's Aura and Canada's SCISAT will severely diminish scientists’ ability to monitor ozone-depleting substances in the stratosphere.

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Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.

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

Scientists have warned that the crust of the Earth beneath the US is 'dripping' away, which sounds quite concerning but is ...