A new study has revealed that two continent-sized regions in Earth's deep mantle have distinctive histories and resulting ...

However, when he started examining zircons associated with the closing of the basin, the signature didn't undergo the expected chemical shift ... oceanic crust is eventually replaced by ...

Continental and oceanic plates all fit together to form the outer crust of the planet. Eight major plates are named on the diagram below. Heat from the core makes magma in the mantle rise towards ...

Beneath the central and southern Sierra Nevada, seismic signals confirmed a slow-motion detachment of deep crust, matching theories of global-scale continental evolution over geologic time.

It’s the only site where continental crust transitions to oceanic crust in real time, offering a live geological spectacle. This event underscores Earth's constant evolution. As Africa shifts ...