Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.
Scientists have warned that the crust of the Earth beneath the US is 'dripping' away, which sounds quite concerning but is ...
Research results showed Earth’s earliest crust – known as the protocrust – that formed during the Hadean eon, would have a chemical composition identical to that of the modern average ...
Just when things couldn't get any crazier in the US, scientists have discovered that the underside of the Earth's crust is ...
Venus may be far more geologically alive than anyone expected. New research suggests its outer crust could be churning with ...
The Guinness World Record for the oldest Earth rock is currently held by the Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt, which is listed as ...
Researchers have discovered cratonic thinning occurring beneath North America, driven by the remnants of the Farallon Plate.
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 Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno, recorded a sequence of small to moderate earthquakes ...
The astronauts aboard the Apollo 8 lunar mission became the first humans to directly view the far side of the moon during ...
A team of researchers deployed a submersible robotic system into the lake’s northwestern basin during the summer of 2023, ...