Beneath California's Sierra Nevada mountains, the crust is peeling away. This process, called lithospheric foundering, is nothing to worry about. In fact, it may be how the continents first formed.

Recent research has uncovered evidence suggesting that Earth’s crust may be peeling away, deep below the mountain range. This process, known as delamination, could help explain the complex ...

As the process continued, the descending oceanic plate functions like an anchor, dragging down the Earth's crust and forming a vast depression that has accumulated millions of years' worth of ...

Scientists have discovered portions of the Earth's crust sinking into the mantle beneath California's Sierra Nevada mountains. This phenomenon, occurring over millions of years, helps explain ...

Scientists have discovered that portions of the Earth's crust are peeling away and sinking into the mantle. The geological churning is happening beneath California's Sierra Nevada mountains. The ...

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In a big geological discovery, scientists have found signs of portions of the Earth's crust peeling away and sinking into the mantle. This geological churning is happening beneath California's ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — Nitrogen is essential for all life on Earth. In the global oceans, however, this element is scarce, and nitrogen availability is therefore critical for the growth of marine life.

Originally from Richmond, Indiana, Mark and his wife Chuva, along with their two sons Eliot and Cosmo, moved from Richmond, Indiana, to Garretson, South Dakota, in 2021. This transition allowed them ...

the Earth is shifting far beneath our feet in ways that might surprise us. Tracing hidden land under the ocean challenges our textbook definitions of continents. This reclassification debate may ...

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For a long time, scientists thought the Earth's inner core was a solid ball of metal, sort of like a planet within a planet that sits some 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers) below the surface.