The North American continent is "dripping" rock into the lower layers of the Earth, new research says, and in the process ...

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

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

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

In the middle is the ancient heart of the continent, the oldest and stablest rocks around. And in the east is the long coastal stretch of the eastern North American margin. Each of these has its ...

Dinosaurs may not have been declining before the asteroid impact after all – new research shows that the apparent drop in ...

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

The North American continent is "dripping" rock into the lower layers of the Earth, new research says, and in the process providing new information about how continents and landmasses evolve.

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