Lithospheric dripping occurs when the underside of Earth's rocky crust is heated to a certain temperature. As the rock melts, ...

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...

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

These strange regions in Earth's mantle, known as "large low velocity provinces" (LLVPs), are actually chunks of Earth's crust that have sunk into the mantle over the past billion years, new research ...

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

Scientists now know how to drill deep enough to tap into an energy supply that would power the world for more than 20 million ...

About a 20-minute drive north of the industrial town of Timmins, Ontario, the ground gives way to a gaping pit stretching more than 100 meters across. This pit is the most recognizable feature of Kidd ...

Venus—a hot planet pocked with tens of thousands of volcanoes—may be even more geologically active near its surface than ...

Venus, however, is a different story. Its crust is thicker—anywhere from 30 to 90 kilometers—and its surface is extremely hot ...

Ian Randall is Newsweek's Deputy Science Editor, based in Royston, U.K. His focus is reporting on science and health. He has covered archeology, geology, and physics extensively. Ian joined ...

Earth is our home planet, and it's the only place in the universe where we know for certain that life exists. Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago from a swirling cloud of gas and dust squished ...

Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.