Using advanced computational models, researchers explain how the North China Craton, an ancient and stable geological structure, is falling apart BEIJING, Nov. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cratons are ...

Under the Sierra Nevada in California, scientists have observed a rare phenomenon that sheds light on the dynamics of the Earth's crust. The rocks of the lithosphere, denser than the underlying mantle ...

For years, scientists have been trying to understand the mechanisms behind the destruction of Earth’s cratons, but results have remained elusive. Now, in a Nature Geoscience study, researchers ...