Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American continent is dripping away in blobs of rock—and that the ...

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 ...

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

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

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

The team used a new method of mapping the undersides of continental crust known as full-waveform seismic tomography ... It seems the Farallon is getting its revenge. Although now far beneath ...

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