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

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 continent is dripping away in blobs of rock—and that the ...

Cratonic thinning, a phenomenon geologists think happened hundreds of millions of years ago, appears to be taking place far ...

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

But don't worry, the continent isn't about to collapse. These are incredibly slow geological processes, happening over ...

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

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

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

In a surprising new discovery, scientists have found that the underside of the North American continent is slowly “dripping” ...