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

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

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...

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

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

SMU research reveals glaciers erode mountains faster than previously thought, with implications for climate change models and ...

Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands began to emerge ...