A study led by researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Adelaide has revealed how the breakup of an ...

For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems and civilizations. But the secret to their stability has mystified ...

For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic ...

New research reveals that Earth’s continents owe their stability to searing heat deep in the planet’s crust. At more than ...

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For decades, students around the world have memorized the same geography lesson: seven continents, split cleanly by oceans and plate boundaries. But new research out of the University of Derby is ...

Extreme heat forged Earth’s continents billions of years ago, creating the stable foundation that made life possible.