As the process continued, the descending oceanic plate functions like an anchor, dragging down the Earth's crust and forming ... altering the region's geological evolution. Researchers have ...

Scientists discovered a hidden process where Earth's crust peels away and sinks, reshaping continents over millions of years, revealing Earth's slow evolution.

An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the ...

The presence of deep earthquakes in the central Sierra is explained by the ability of cold continental lithosphere ... crucial role in the formation and evolution of continents. It allows for the ...

Scientists at Yale and in Singapore have devised what may be the ultimate acid test—a comprehensive model for estimating the ...

How did Earth transform from a hostile, acidic ocean world to one that nurtured life? Scientists at Yale and in Singapore ...

The phenomenon has been happening for millions of years quietly beneath our feet and could shed new light on how the continents form.

The Tibetan Plateau, often called the "roof of the world," continues to baffle geologists and others curious about Earth’s ...

and the geologist who ten years ago was embarrassed by the shortness of the time allowed to him for the evolution of the earth's crust is now still more embarrassed by the superabundance with ...

New research suggests an ancient hotspot helped shape the Great Lakes, challenging traditional formation theories.

For centuries, we have been taught that there are seven continents, but new research has suggested there are actually only six.