Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental ...

The discovery reveals how fragments of continental crust are stripped from beneath tectonic plates and pushed under the ocean ...

Chinese scientists have become the first to visit one of Earth’s most remote and geologically intriguing realms: an ...

Enceladus may be leaking heat from both poles—raising hopes that its hidden ocean could stay stable enough to support life.

Research reveals continents "peel" from below, feeding enriched material into the oceanic mantle, explaining why ocean ...

Detached continental material travels into oceanic mantle, sustaining eruptions for tens of millions of years, researchers ...

Unraveling the mysteries of our planet, scientists have recently discovered the fate of a large chunk of Earth’s crust that ...

Scientists have warned that the Gulf Stream is on the verge of collapsing - a disastrous event that could plunge the northern ...

Imagine waking up on a version of Earth where the sky glows yellow, the air scorches your lungs, and the ground melts your ...

All complex life on Earth may be the result of plate tectonics tearing apart the ancient supercontinent Nuna 1.5 billion ...

A team of Earth scientists has discovered that continents are slowly peeling apart from below—sending fragments deep into the ...