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

A fascinating new study reveals that a massive chunk of Earth’s crust, buried deep beneath the Midwest, is slowly pulling ...

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

Beneath the American Midwest, part of the continent is gradually losing its foundation. This slow geological phenomenon, ...

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.

The researchers hypothesize that the dripping is caused by the remnants of the subducting Farallon slab below the craton.

(Illustration: Google Street View/2025) It turns out that the plates were placed there by Hawaiʻi Gas. “Roughly six years ago,” Hawaiʻi Gas communications director Maggie Engebretson wrote ...

segments which continue to be dominated by more established players State-backed network ONDC has crossed the 200 Mn milestone over 2 years after starting operations in January 2023. The network ...